oceanfloor

noun

UK /ˈəʊʃən flɔː/

US /ˈoʊʃən flɔːr/

The oceanfloor is the ground at the very bottom of the sea.

Crabs and starfish live on the oceanfloor.

SYNONYMS

seabed sea floor ocean bed bottom of the sea sea bottom

RELATED WORDS

ocean sea coral reef trench sediment

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The sandy or rocky surface beneath shallow coastal water.

Divers searched the oceanfloor near the reef for lost gear.

3. The deepest zone of the sea, far below sunlight.

Strange creatures survive on the dark oceanfloor.

4. A figurative low point or lowest level.

After the bad news, his spirits sank to the oceanfloor.