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subaqueous

[ suhb-ey-kwee-uh s, -ak-wee- ]

/ sʌbˈeɪ kwi əs, -ˈæk wi- /

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adjective

existing or situated under water; underwater.

occurring or performed under water.

used under water.

Origin of subaqueous

First recorded in 1670–80; sub- + aqueous

Words nearby subaqueous

subaortic stenosis, subapical, subapostolic, subaqua, subaquatic, subaqueous, subarachnoid, subarachnoid space, subarctic, subarcuate fossa, subarea

Example sentences from the Web for subaqueous

Another means by which one subaqueous fleet can attack another is by laying mines in the seas around the enemy base.

Submarine Warfare of To-day |Charles W. Domville-Fife
The facility with which concrete can be used in founding under water renders it particularly suitable for subaqueous structures.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 |Various
Its subaqueous nest is in fact a sort of diving-bell, and constitutes a secure and most ingenious habitation.

Insect Architecture |James Rennie
These results are checked on permanent bench-marks in the subaqueous portion of the tunnels.

Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 |B. H. M. Hewett

The evening wore itself away, and the motion in that subaqueous air was restful in its continuity.

Sinister Street, vol. 2 |Compton Mackenzie

British Dictionary definitions for subaqueous

subaqueous

/ (sʌbˈeɪkwɪəs, -ˈækwɪ-) /

adjective

occurring, appearing, formed, or used under water

Scientific definitions for subaqueous

subaqueous

[ sŭb-ā′kwē-əs ]

Found or occurring underwater.

Formed or adapted for underwater use or operation.