Noun
seafloor (plural seafloors)
The bottom of a sea or ocean.
The seafloor is often covered with sediment.
Civilization... wrecks the planet from seafloor to stratosphere. Richard Bach
Although a nation’s EEZ is considered international waters for many purposes, a country is granted exclusive control over resource rights there, including seafloor resources like methane hydrates. Source: Internet
A profound consequence of seafloor spreading is that new crust was, and still is, being continually created along the oceanic ridges. Source: Internet
A previously unknown variation on this pose, in which the squid’s body is horizontal relative to the seafloor, was documented during the expedition. Source: Internet
As a result, parts of the Arctic Ocean seabed are at least convert closer to the Earth's center than the Challenger Deep seafloor. Source: Internet
As more and more of the seafloor was mapped during the 1950s, the magnetic variations turned out not to be random or isolated occurrences, but instead revealed recognizable patterns. Source: Internet