Meanings
alternative deepsea
- Of, related to or located in the deeper part of the sea.
The oarfish is a deep-sea fish.
1 more example
At the time, international deep-sea shipping remained a loose cargo operation, although BR did seek to influence conversion to unit loads by providing a containerised short sea shipping service between Harwich and Rotterdam in 1968.
2020 May 20, Industry Insider, “An online boost for freight”, in Rail, page 68 - nauticalOf a port, able to accommodate the largest ships.
In addition to the long-standing relationship with Felixstowe (GBRf now carries a third of all containerised rail traffic arising from that port), operations have expanded at two other deep-sea ports - Southampton and Thames Gateway.
2019 November 6, Rail, page 60
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or taking place in the deeper parts of the sea
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek βρύχιος
- βρύχιος (brúkhios)of or related to deeper part of sea
Bulgarian дълбоководен
- дълбоководен (dălbokovoden)of or related to deeper part of sea
Finnish avomeri-, syvänmeren-
- avomeri-of or related to open sea
- syvänmeren-of or related to deeper part of sea
Polish głębokomorski, głębokomorski
- głębokomorskiof or related to open sea
- głębokomorskiof or related to deeper part of sea
Russian глубоково́дный, глубоково́дный
- глубоково́дный (glubokovódnyj)of or related to open sea
- глубоково́дный (glubokovódnyj)of or related to deeper part of sea
Cite this entry
deep-sea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep-sea
“deep-sea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep-sea. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deep-sea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep-sea.
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