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
Examples of undersea in a Sentence
Adjective
They are conducting undersea research.
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Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
Unseen but crucial, undersea cables prop up internet services and communications, as well as many other aspects of daily life often taken for granted.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
The incident follows a concerning trend in the West of undersea cable disruptions in Europe.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 26 Dec. 2024
As this article was going to press, two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea—connecting Sweden with Lithuania and Finland with Germany—had been severed, with suspicion resting on a Chinese merchant vessel in the region.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
In October 2023, a Chinese ship dragged its anchor hundreds of miles, destroying undersea cables and an undersea gas line connecting Finland and Estonia.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
Unseen but crucial, undersea cables prop up internet services and communications, as well as many other aspects of daily life often taken for granted.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
The incident follows a concerning trend in the West of undersea cable disruptions in Europe.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 26 Dec. 2024
As this article was going to press, two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea—connecting Sweden with Lithuania and Finland with Germany—had been severed, with suspicion resting on a Chinese merchant vessel in the region.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Undersea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undersea. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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