un·der·sea
ˌən-dər-ˈsē 
1
: being or carried on under the sea or under the surface of the sea
undersea oil deposits
undersea fighting
2
: designed for use under the surface of the sea
an undersea fleet
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Adjective
They are conducting undersea research.
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Emily Feng, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
Taiwan and China have also traded barbs this week over the severing of an undersea communications cable off the island’s southwest coast.
—Reuters, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Washington’s best option is to transport military supplies using uncrewed systems, including aircraft, surface vessels, and undersea vehicles, because even if the PLA fired on them, the United States would suffer no casualties and could avoid entering into a war.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Taiwan usually depends on undersea cables for its internet connections with outlying islands, such as the Penghu Islands, as well as for its connections to the rest of the world.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
The cable, connecting Taiwan's main island to a Taiwanese outlying island that is also close to China, is the third Taiwanese undersea cable in two years to be severed under suspicious circumstances.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
Taiwan and China have also traded barbs this week over the severing of an undersea communications cable off the island’s southwest coast.
—Reuters, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Washington’s best option is to transport military supplies using uncrewed systems, including aircraft, surface vessels, and undersea vehicles, because even if the PLA fired on them, the United States would suffer no casualties and could avoid entering into a war.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Taiwan usually depends on undersea cables for its internet connections with outlying islands, such as the Penghu Islands, as well as for its connections to the rest of the world.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Undersea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undersea. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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