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单词 seamount
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seamountnoun [ C ]

/ˈsiː.maʊnt//ˈsiː.maʊnt/specialized

a mountain under the sea:

As many as 100,000 seamounts are submerged under the ocean.
He has dived to seamounts with summits more than 3,000 feet down.
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  • The group was studying seamounts in the ocean south of New Caledonia.
  • Waves break when they hit an underwater obstruction like a reef or seamount.
  • These fish live in the open ocean and return to the seamounts to breed.

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Geography: hills & mountains

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