seamount

English

Etymology

sea +‎ mount

Noun

seamount (plural seamounts)

A mountain that rises from the floor of the ocean and does not breach the water's surface.

Derived terms

seamount chain

Translations

underwater mountain

French: piton sous-marin m
German: Tiefseeberg m
Italian: montagna sottomarina m

Japanese: 海山 (kaizan)
Spanish: monte marino m

See also

guyot

Anagrams

outnames

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