sea floor

collocation in English

meaningsofseaandfloor

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sea
noun
uk
/siː/us
/siː/
the salty water that covers a large part of the surface of the earth, or a large area of salty water, smaller than an ocean, that is partly or completely surrounded ...
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floor
noun
uk
/flɔːr/us
/flɔːr/
the flat surface of a room on which ...
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(Definition ofseaandfloorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsea floor

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The sediments, their contained fauna, as well as the intense bioturbation, indicate a well-oxygenatedseafloor, below, but probably close to, storm wave-base.
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Influence ofseafloorspreading on the global hydrothermal vent fauna.
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The marine-target impact was large enough for much of the excavation to occur in theseafloor.
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The reefs had some depositional relief above theseafloor.
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The authors cited discuss the protective effects of water against the cratering of theseafloor.
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There are some superb illustrations of sedimentary structures on the presentseafloorand preserved in the sub-surface.
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A more serious problem is the basic nature of the tsunami, which is brought into existence by a shallow shelvingseafloor.
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Most fissures were clearly formed by rapid influx of unlithified sediment from the land surface orseafloor.
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One of the key behaviours envisaged for the vehicle is the ability to maintain a constant altitude above theseafloor.
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For a survey mission, the vertical behaviours are responsible for keeping the submersible from colliding with theseafloor.
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This most likely influences the excavation flow lines in the part of the crater that forms in theseafloor.
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It is also possible that tectonic fissures were open to theseafloorfor a short time before being rapidly filled by a migrating isolated sand wave.
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