seamount

noun

sea·​mount ˈsē-ˌmau̇nt How to pronounce seamount (audio)
: a submarine mountain rising above the deep-sea floor

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The seamount is beginning to reach the inflation stages that preceded the last eruption in 2015, Chadwick said. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025 Research equipment on the seafloor near the seamount is part of a vast cable array that provides near-real-time data to Chadwick and others studying the volcano. Kale Williams, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025 The data revealed that whale sharks tend to follow paths that connect key feeding grounds, with seamounts and industrial infrastructure acting as stepping stones along their journey. Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 In 2015, swelling around the seamount happened a few months after experts began monitoring the site. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for seamount 

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First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of seamount was in 1941

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“Seamount.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seamount. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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seamount

noun
sea·​mount ˈsē-ˌmau̇nt How to pronounce seamount (audio)
: a submarine mountain

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