deep-sea
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.75 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, related to or located in the deeper part of the sea.
adj
Of or related to an open sea.
adj
Of a port, able to accommodate the largest ships.
Example Sentences
- "The oarfish is a deep-sea fish."
- "At the time, international deep-sea shipping remained a loose cargo operation, although BR did seek to influence conversion to unit loads by providing a containerised short sea shipping service between Harwich and Rotterdam in 1968."
- "deep-sea fishing"
- "In addition to the long-standing relationship with Felixstowe (GBRf now carries a third of all containerised rail traffic arising from that port), operations have expanded at two other deep-sea ports - Southampton and Thames Gateway."