the seabed

noun

: the ground that is at the bottom of the sea

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Resembling the size and shape of a semi truck’s fuel tanker, it was designed to use seawater to cool itself and be largely self-sufficient once anchored to the seabed. Frank Landymore, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026 Maritime archaeologists from the Danish Viking Ship Museum found the ship, which was sunk during the the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801, while surveying the site on the seabed of Copenhagen Harbor ahead of the construction of an artificial island. Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026 The remote island is also considered a base for extracting rare earth minerals from the seabed. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026 Even experienced swimmers can be pulled into deeper water or slammed against the seabed when a strong wave collapses suddenly near the shoreline. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the seabed

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“The seabed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20seabed. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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