variants
or less commonly sea bed
plural seabeds also sea beds
: the floor of a sea or ocean : seafloor
This atoll is the summit of an undersea volcano that rises from the seabed 10,000 feet below the surface.—
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America has no immediate plans to excavate its new seabed, which includes chunks of the Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea, and Atlantic, as well as several small pockets of the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific.
—Jack Truesdale, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2025
Russia has been particularly active in the Arctic, revamping Cold War-era military installations, building new icebreakers, and extending its claims over parts of the Arctic seabed.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday, a Wall Street Journal report said investigators suspect the crew of the ship deliberately severed the cables by dragging its anchor along the Baltic seabed.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
Media outlets in Norway have reported concerns at the presence of the Russian intelligence ship Yantar alongside its coast near critical seabed infrastructure such as oil and gas pipelines and cables for internet and telecommunications.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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Jack Truesdale, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2025
Russia has been particularly active in the Arctic, revamping Cold War-era military installations, building new icebreakers, and extending its claims over parts of the Arctic seabed.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday, a Wall Street Journal report said investigators suspect the crew of the ship deliberately severed the cables by dragging its anchor along the Baltic seabed.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
Media outlets in Norway have reported concerns at the presence of the Russian intelligence ship Yantar alongside its coast near critical seabed infrastructure such as oil and gas pipelines and cables for internet and telecommunications.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Seabed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seabed. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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seabed
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sea·bed
ˈsē-ˌbed 
: the floor of a sea or ocean
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