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Meanings of seafloor in English

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The bottom of the ocean.

Usage of seafloor in English
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On today's seafloor, some species of lobster form similar sorts of chains.
BBC
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That led to the release of methane from the seafloor, said Ruhl.
Wired
3
The water was the near-cloudy green of jade dishware, shrouding the seafloor.
Stiltsville: a novel
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They can extend for tens to hundreds of metres below the seafloor.
BBC
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Eventually, the join breaks, causing the seafloor to spring upwards several metres.
The Guardian
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Scientists have mapped the troughs cut in the seafloor by great glaciers.
BBC
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On maps showing seafloor topography, the region above was a blank plain.
The Descent
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For a year, it hardly moved, its keel apparently grounded on the seafloor.
Radio NZ
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They say a key finding was so-called hydrothermal alteration of the seafloor rocks.
Radio NZ
10
The seafood industry wants an application to mine the Chatham Rise seafloor deferred.
Radio NZ
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Elsewhere in the world's oceans, much of the seafloor sediment is organic matter.
Wired
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Five meters away a shadow appeared and dropped to the seafloor.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
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The DSSV Pressure Drop mapped the seafloor as it traversed the five oceans.
Radio NZ
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We walked with steady steps that rang on the seafloor with astonishing intensity.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
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Devices already fixed to the seafloor could communicate with the glider.
Wired
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A vast structure rose from the seafloor in a swirling curve.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
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