Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not entirely aquatic, as a wading bird.
- [= French subaquatique.] Situated or formed in or below the surface of the water; subaqueous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Being under water, or beneath the surface of water; adapted for use under water; submarine.
- adjective (Geol.) Formed in or under water.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Located or living under
water ;submarine .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective growing or remaining under water
- adjective partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water
Etymologies
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Examples
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The most outr é entry of all, however, is the one on things " subaquatic, " which includes a delirious description of Salvador Dal í ' s deranged installation at the New York World ' s Fair in 1939.
Savory Obscurities 2010
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I think of this story as science fiction because it takes place on a colony station on an alien moon and one of the characters is a "mermaid," that is, a person genetically enhanced to work in the colony's subaquatic farms.
A False Choice joshenglish 2007
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They are headed for the jungles and mountains, the beaches and subaquatic cities, the volcanoes and ziggurats, the deserts, caverns, lost temples, and spires… of Delaware.
Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware M. T. Andreson 2009
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They are headed for the jungles and mountains, the beaches and subaquatic cities, the volcanoes and ziggurats, the deserts, caverns, lost temples, and spires… of Delaware.
Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware M. T. Andreson 2009
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We can only wonder what might have induced the artist to place this young woman against a backdrop of subaquatic menace, of ancient meandering rivers and treacherous precipices.
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They are headed for the jungles and mountains, the beaches and subaquatic cities, the volcanoes and ziggurats, the deserts, caverns, lost temples, and spires… of Delaware.
Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware M. T. Andreson 2009
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They are headed for the jungles and mountains, the beaches and subaquatic cities, the volcanoes and ziggurats, the deserts, caverns, lost temples, and spires… of Delaware.
Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware M. T. Andreson 2009
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But instead of aquadome cities nestling on the ocean floor and a massive exodus of pioneers emigrating to settle the briny depths, all that remains today of the dream is a solitary subaquatic hotel, the Jules Undersea Lodge, located just off Key Largo, Fla.
Boing Boing 2007
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Dilogs is a social network geared towards diving and other subaquatic activities.
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Dilogs is a social network geared towards diving and other subaquatic activities.
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