deepwater

[ deep-waw-ter, -wot-er ]
/ ˈdipˈwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ər /

adjective

having, requiring, or operating in deep water: deepwater shipping; deepwater drilling for oil.

Origin of deepwater

First recorded in 1785–95; deep + water

Idioms and Phrases with deep water

deep water

see in deep, def. 2.