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underwater

(ʌndəʳwɔːtəʳ)
1. adverb [ADVERB after verb, noun ADVERB]
Something that exists or happens underwater exists or happens below the surface of the sea, a river, or a lake.
...giant submarines able to travel at high speeds underwater.
Some stretches of beach are completely underwater at high tide.
State television showed film of vast areas of farmland underwater.
Underwater is also an adjective.
...underwater exploration.
...underwater fishing with harpoons.
...a retired underwater photographer.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Underwater devices are specially made so that they can work in water.
...underwater camera equipment.
...a pool of clear water lit by underwater lights.
Synonyms: submerged, submarine, immersed, sunken More Synonyms of underwater

underwater in British English

(ˈʌndəˈwɔːtə)
adjective
1. 
being, occurring, or going under the surface of the water, esp the sea
underwater exploration
2.  nautical
below the water line of a vessel
3. 
(of a stock option or other asset) having a market value below its purchase value
adverb
4. 
beneath the surface of the water

underwater in American English

(ˈʌndərˈwɔtər)
adjective
1. 
being, placed, done, etc. beneath the surface of the water
2. 
used or for use under water
3. 
below the waterline of a ship
adverb
4. 
beneath the surface of the water

underwater in Finance

(ʌndərwɔtər)
adjective
(Finance: Mortgage)
An underwater loan is a loan where the collateral such as a house is worth less than the principal still owing.
Banks always pursue you if you could pay the underwater part of the mortgage, especially if you have money in the bank.
Underwater homeowners whose mortgages exceed the value of their homes are encouraged to refinanceat lower rates.
An underwater loan is a loan where the collateral such as a house is worth less than the principalstill owing.

Examples of 'underwater' in a sentence
underwater

However, just as he was about to surface, he had seen the mouth of the underwater cave.
Arthur, Robert THREE IN ONE (2001)
Nor, for the same reason, could you cut the underwater cables that carried the sensor's signals to the monitoring processors.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (2001)
They peered into each hollow place, wishing they had brought the underwater flashlights.
Arthur, Robert THREE IN ONE (2001)
She surfaced, gasping for air, then ducked her head back underwater.
Karin Slaughter BLINDSIGHTED (2001)

In other languages
underwater

British English: underwater /ˈʌndəˈwɔːtə/ ADVERB
Something that exists or happens underwater exists or happens below the surface of the sea, a river, or a lake.
...giant submarines able to travel at high speeds underwater.
  • American English: underwater
  • Arabic: تـَحْتَ الـمَاء
  • Brazilian Portuguese: debaixo d’água
  • Chinese: 在水下
  • Croatian: podvodno
  • Czech: pod vodou
  • Danish: under vandet
  • Dutch: onderwater
  • European Spanish: debajo del agua
  • Finnish: veden alla
  • French: immergé
  • German: unter Wasser
  • Greek: υποβρυχίως
  • Italian: sott’acqua
  • Japanese: 水中に
  • Korean: 물 속에서
  • Norwegian: undervanns-
  • Polish: pod wodą
  • European Portuguese: debaixo de água
  • Romanian: subacvatic
  • Russian: подводный
  • Latin American Spanish: debajo del agua
  • Swedish: under vattnet
  • Thai: ใต้น้ำ
  • Turkish: sualtı
  • Ukrainian: під водою
  • Vietnamese: ở dưới nước

Chinese translation of 'underwater'

underwater

(ˈʌndəˈwɔːtəʳ)

adv

  1. [swim etc] 在水下 (zài shuǐ xià)

adj

  1. [exploration, camera etc] 水下的 (shuǐ xià de)
(adjective) 
Definition
situated, occurring, or for use under the surface of the sea, a lake, or a river
underwater camera equipment
Synonyms
submerged
Most of the mouth of the cave was submerged in the lake.
submarine
immersed
sunken
Try diving for sunken treasure.
undersea
subaqueous
subaquatic

Additional synonyms

in the sense of sunken
Definition
situated under water
Try diving for sunken treasure.
Synonyms
submerged,
immersed,
submersed

Synonyms of 'underwater'

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