ocean bottom

Noun

Meaning

the bottom of a sea or ocean

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

davy jones seabed abyssal sublittoral ocean floor sea bottom sea floor

Hypernyms

bottom bed

Hyponyms

continental slope abyssal zone continental shelf twilight zone bathyal district bathyal zone

Examples

The waste collects on the ocean bottom, damaging or eliminating bottom-dwelling life. Source: Internet

Despite the poor quality ocean bottom, the area is very productive with marine fisheries, and any hard objects (barrels, engines) are immediately colonized by local fauna. Source: Internet

It could study and map the ocean bottom, including temperature, currents, and other information for military, commercial, and scientific uses. Source: Internet

Similarly, cores of sediment covering the ocean bottom surrounding the Azores and other evidence demonstrate that it has been an undersea plateau for millions of years. Source: Internet

The ocean bottom environment surrounding Masirah is hostile as the majority of the area is covered in either sand or hard rock. Source: Internet

They may also search along the ocean bottom. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ocean bear ocean bed ocean blue ocean breeze violet ocean catfish ocean circulation