deep-water adjective 4deep water noun 2forms 1 adjective4 •Having a great depth of water.It is intended to develop San Lourenzo^([sic]) into a deep-water port, as Guayaquil is highly unsuitable because of drifting silt banks and a thirty-mile river approach. — 1957 •Located in or near deep ocean waters. •Carried out at great depth. •Living at a great depth underwater. deep water noun2 •Waters suitable for deep-draft ships, especially ocean-going.But deep water was not secured until 1926, when Corpus Christi dug itself out 21 miles to the sea. — 1940 •A difficult or embarrassing situation.You will be in deep water if you are found copying work from other students. formsdeep waters
