"seafloor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seafloors [plural]
Etymology: From sea + floor. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sea|floor}} sea + floor Head templates: {{en-noun}} seafloor (plural seafloors)
  1. The bottom of a sea or ocean. Synonyms: ocean floor, seabed Derived forms: seafloor spreading Related terms: benthos Translations (seafloor — see also seabed): βένθος (bénthos) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), llit marí [masculine] (Catalan), havbund [common-gender] (Danish), havets bund (Danish), bunden af havet (Danish), merepõhi (Estonian), merenpohja (Finnish), fond marin [masculine] (French), Meeresgrund [masculine] (German), papamoana (Maori), suelo marino [masculine] (Spanish), sjöbotten (english: bottom of a sea) [common-gender] (Swedish), havsbotten (english: bottom of the ocean) [common-gender] (Swedish)

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