deep|wa|ter

deep|wa|ter
deep|wa|ter «DEEP WT uhr, -WOT-», adjective.
1. of or in deep water: »

deepwater shrimp, a deepwater channel, deepwater swimming.

2. for use in deepwater: »

a deepwater sailboat.

3. at or near an ocean: »

For the first three centuries of our history, our biggest cities were deepwater ports (Harper's).


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