NOUN | object | oceanic abyss, trench, deep | a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor |
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Meaning | A long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor. | |
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Synonyms | trench, deep | |
Instances | Atacama Trench | A depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile |
Bougainville Trench | A depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean between New Guinea and the Solomon ... / Solomon Islands | |
Japan Trench | A depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean to the northeast of Japan that reaches depths of 30,000 feet | |
Nares Deep | A depression in the floor of the Atlantic Ocean to the north of Haiti and Puerto Rico | |
Broader | natural depression, depression | A sunken or depressed geological formation |
Spanish | abismo oceánico, profundidad, zanja | |
Catalan | rasa |
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