underwater

CEFRB1

/ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɔːtə/

adjective

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meanings

In difficulty, especially financially.
Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.
Having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value.

In context

He was a pioneer in underwater exploration.
When the ship was brought into dry dock, it was found that she had underwater damage.
Watch out for underwater obstacles.

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The Chungsha group, also known as Macclesfield Bank, just southeast of the Sisha, consists merely of a group of underwater reefs and sandbanks.
1956, Theodore Shabad, “The Kwangtung-Kwangsi Hills”, in China's Changing Map: A Political and Economic Geography of the Chinese People's Republic, New York: Frederick A. Praeger,...
You're underwater. The best thing you can do is just walk away. Let the bank take it back.
2013 May 13, Underwater (Bates Motel), episode 9 (Television), spoken by Matt Bronstein (Matthew MacCaull), via A&E
Practically all wobbling underwaters will take fish aplenty in the hands of a man who really knows how to put them through their stints.
1923, Sheridan R. Jones, Bait Casting: The Short Rod and How to Use It, page 57
If your plant is wilting, this could be another sign of overwatering or underwatering.
2021 July 22, “Is Your Plant Overwatered or Underwatered?”, in Sustained Kitchen

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From under (preposition) + water.