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sea floor

also sea·floor (sē′flôr′)

The bottom of a sea or ocean.

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Noun

sea floor - the bottom of a sea or ocean

Davy Jones, Davy Jones's locker, ocean bottom, ocean floor, sea bottom, seabed

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

sea floor

n → fondo marino

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