subaqueous

alternative sub-aqueous · alternative subaquæous

1. not comparableExisting below the water surface.

   subaqueous deposits

2. not comparableDesigned for underwater use.

   a subaqueous helmet

3. not comparableWeak and filtered.

   subaqueous light

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   The room was dimly lit by a subaqueous light filtering through a green blind, and Rita had to edge her way round a double bed that barely allowed room to reach a bedside table, for the room, like every other apartment in the house, was clogged with old furniture.

   1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 11