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ABYSSAL ZONE

Dictionary entry overview: What does abyssal zone mean?

• ABYSSAL ZONE (noun)
The noun ABYSSAL ZONE has 1 sense:

1. the deep sea (2000 meters or more) where there is no light

Familiarity information: ABYSSAL ZONE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ABYSSAL ZONE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The deep sea (2000 meters or more) where there is no light

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("abyssal zone" is a kind of...):

Davy Jones; Davy Jones's locker; ocean bottom; ocean floor; sea bottom; seabed (the bottom of a sea or ocean)

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