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seabed

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sea·bed  (sbd)
n.
The floor of the sea or the ocean.
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Noun1.seabed - the bottom of a sea or oceanseabed - the bottom of a sea or ocean        
abyssal zone - the deep sea (2000 meters or more) where there is no light
bed, bottom - a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed"
continental shelf - the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent
bathyal district, bathyal zone, continental slope - the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone
neritic zone - the ocean waters from the low tide mark to a depth of about 100 fathoms
twilight zone - the lowest level of the ocean to which light can reach
Translations
seabed sea bed [ˈsiːbɛd] nfonds mpl marins


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Scientists at the University of Birmingham, working in collaboration with experts from the National Oceanography Centre, have found that 250-plus plumes of bubbles of methane gas rise from the seabed of the in the Arctic, in a depth range of 150 to 400 metres.
 
 
 
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