Underwater
adjective
1.
existing or occurring under water.
2.
designed to be used under water.
3.
located below a ship’s waterline.
adverb
4.
beneath the water:
to travel underwater.
noun
5.
the water beneath the surface:
cold currents in the underwater.
6.
underwaters, the depths, as of a sea, lake, etc.
adjective
1.
being, occurring, or going under the surface of the water, esp the sea: underwater exploration
2.
(nautical) below the water line of a vessel
3.
(of a stock option or other asset) having a market value below its purchase value
adverb
4.
beneath the surface of the water
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