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underwater

Syllabification: (un·der·wa·ter)

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Definition of underwater

adjective & adverb

  • 1situated, occurring, or done beneath the surface of the water: [as adjective]:there are underwater volcanoes in the region [as adverb]:they learn to navigate underwater at night
  • 2 [adjective] (of a loan) having a balance that exceeds the current market value of the loan:an epidemic of underwater mortgages

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