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Long term storage for radioactive and hazardous waste
A deep geological repository is a way of storing hazardous or radioactive waste within a stable geologic environment, typically 200–1,000 m underground
Deep_geological_repository
The Deep Geologic Repository Project (DGR) was a proposal by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) in 2002 for the site preparation, construction, operation,
Deep_Geologic_Repository
Unused deep geological repository facility in Nevada, US
Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository, as designated by the Nuclear Waste Policy Act amendments of 1987, is a proposed deep geological repository storage facility
Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository
Yucca_Mountain_nuclear_waste_repository
Deep geological repository for radioactive waste in Finland
The Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository is a deep geological repository for the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel. It is near the Olkiluoto Nuclear
Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository
Onkalo_spent_nuclear_fuel_repository
Management and disposal of highly radioactive materials
exploring various disposal strategies, usually focusing on a deep geological repository, though progress in implementing these long-term solutions has
High-level radioactive waste management
High-level_radioactive_waste_management
Deep geological repository for radioactive waste
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, or WIPP, in New Mexico, US, is a deep geological repository licensed to store transuranic radioactive waste for 10,000 years
Waste_Isolation_Pilot_Plant
Deep geological repository in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Morsleben Radioactive Waste Repository (German: Endlager für radioaktive Abfälle Morsleben-ERAM) is a deep geological repository for radioactive waste in
Morsleben radioactive waste repository
Morsleben_radioactive_waste_repository
essential that the Czech Republic constructs its own deep geological repository. The deep geological repository will provide a facility in which high-level waste
Radioactive Waste Repository Authority
Radioactive_Waste_Repository_Authority
Unusable radioactive materials
subsequently converted into a glass-like ceramic for storage in a deep geological repository. The time radioactive waste must be stored depends on the type
Radioactive_waste
Type of nuclear fission reactor
in a deep geological repository. This also contributes to increased total waste volume and the number of disposal galleries needed in a geological repository
Small_modular_reactor
groundwaters of a deep geological repository, and therefore is of great concern to environmental regulators that control the permitting of deep geological depositories
Corrosion of vitrified high-level waste
Corrosion_of_vitrified_high-level_waste
have been linked to underground engineering problems, such as deep geological repository. In general, microcracks in rock can be subdivided into four groups:
Microcracks_in_rock
The Underground Research Laboratory was a test site for deep geological repository of nuclear waste operated by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's (AECL's)
Underground Research Laboratory
Underground_Research_Laboratory
Borehole for nuclear waste disposal
deep boreholes instead of in more traditional deep geological repositories that are excavated like mines. Deep borehole disposal seeks to place the waste
Deep_borehole_disposal
currently constructing the Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository, the world's first deep geological repository, at the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant site. Posiva's
Posiva
Canadian nuclear WMO
sole organization in Canada working towards the development of a deep geological repository (DGR) for the long-term storage of used nuclear fuel from Canadian
Nuclear Waste Management Organization (Canada)
Nuclear_Waste_Management_Organization_(Canada)
Radioactive waste repository in Gansu, China
Underground Research Laboratory (also shortened Beishan URL) is a deep geological repository for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel, currently under construction
Beishan Underground Research Laboratory
Beishan_Underground_Research_Laboratory
Former iron ore mine in Salzgitter, Germany
mine (Schacht Konrad) is a former iron ore mine proposed as a deep geological repository for medium- and low level radioactive waste in the city Salzgitter
Konrad_mine
Wackersdorf. The radioactive waste was intended to be stored in a deep geological repository as part of the Gorleben long-term storage project. Today, there
Nuclear_power_in_Germany
Salt mine in Germany
Asse II mine (Schacht Asse II) is a former salt mine used as a deep geological repository for radioactive waste in the Asse Mountains of Wolfenbüttel, Lower
Asse_II_mine
Salt dome
The Gorleben salt dome is a decommissioned deep geological repository in a salt dome in Gorleben in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district in the far north-east
Gorleben_salt_dome
Highly radioactive waste material
generally accepted that the final waste will be disposed of in a deep geological repository, and many countries have developed plans for such a site, including
High-level_waste
US commission on nuclear waste
moratoria on new nuclear power until a storage solution emerges". A deep geological repository seems to be the favored approach to storing nuclear waste. On
Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future
Blue_Ribbon_Commission_on_America's_Nuclear_Future
Nuclear site in Cumbria, England
Sellafield. Longer term it is hoped such waste would be consigned to a deep geological repository for permanent storage. The radioactive inventory and lack of modern
Sellafield
Nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in a nuclear reactor
originally had planned disposal in deep geological formations, such as the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository, where it would be shielded and packaged
Spent_nuclear_fuel
Uranium processed to increase the percentage of uranium-235
would be one of the more mobile and troublesome radionuclides in deep geological repository disposal of nuclear waste. Reprocessed uranium often carries traces
Enriched_uranium
Bruce nuclear site in Tiverton, Ontario. OPG proposed to build a deep geological repository adjacent to the WWMF to serve as a long-term storage solution
Nuclear_power_in_Canada
Chemical compound naturally occurring as periclase
release of magnesium ions dissolving in brines intruding the deep geological repository is also expected to minimize the geochemical disruption. As a
Magnesium_oxide
French agency managing radioactive waste
contracts with waste producers. ANDRA is responsible for the Cigéo deep geological repository project. ANDRA is currently based at five locations: The head
Agence nationale pour la gestion des déchets radioactifs
Agence_nationale_pour_la_gestion_des_déchets_radioactifs
Standard material for corrosion experiments
a deep geological repository, leading to the release of radionuclides into groundwaters, is a major threat to the safety case of any such repository. There
International_Simple_Glass
Element whose atomic number is greater than 92
Bose–Einstein condensate (also known as superatom) Minor actinide Deep geological repository, a place to deposit transuranic waste Pluto was a planet at the
Transuranium_element
Storage pools for spent nuclear fuel
action against the supervisor was found not to be warranted. Deep geological repository Dry cask storage Lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents
Spent_fuel_pool
Uranyl peroxide mineral
impact the long-term performance of deep geological repository sites such as Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. Due to insufficient information about
Studtite
Radioactive waste storage method
project. Nuclear technology portal Environment portal Energy portal Deep geological repository Ducrete Lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents Nuclear
Dry_cask_storage
Mixture of an insoluble substance microscopically dispersed throughout another substance
(2007). "Bentonite colloid diffusion through the host rock of a deep geological repository". Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C. 32 (1–7): 469–476
Colloid
Uranium mine in Saskatchewan, Canada
surface, the deposit is used as an example of an effective natural deep geological repository. During 2020, production was temporarily suspended over two periods
Cigar_Lake_mine
State in Germany
frequently transported in the area to the city of Salzgitter, for the deep geological repository Schacht Konrad and between Schacht Asse II in the Wolfenbüttel
Lower_Saxony
Site for the disposal of waste materials
landfill – Dump with fast microbial decomposition Daily cover Deep geological repository – Long term storage for radioactive and hazardous waste Fly-tipping –
Landfill
Naturally occurring uranium self-sustaining nuclear chain reactions
as they are today, which implies that α was the same too. Deep geological repository Geology of Gabon Mounana Oklo Inc Kuroda, P. K. (1956). "On the Nuclear
Natural nuclear fission reactor
Natural_nuclear_fission_reactor
Process of manufacturing and using nuclear fuel
deep, stable geologic structure called a deep geological repository. The Department of Energy chose Yucca Mountain as the location for the repository
Nuclear_fuel_cycle
Nuclear fuel cycle
duration during which it would have to be stored (whether in a deep geological repository or elsewhere). However, while the principal feasibility of some
Thorium_fuel_cycle
Conversion of an atom from one element to another
isotopes it contains. (This does not rule out the need for a deep geological repository for high level radioactive waste.)[citation needed] When irradiated
Nuclear_transmutation
Rock laboratory aimed to characterize the Callovo-Oxfordian Clay
département. It allows study of the geological formation in order to evaluate its capacity for deep geological repository of high-level and long-lived medium-level
Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory
Meuse/Haute_Marne_Underground_Research_Laboratory
Swedish radioactive waste disposal system
not correctly executed and/or the wrong conclusions were drawn. Deep geological repository Spent nuclear fuel "Our methodology". McEwan, Tim; Savage, David
KBS-3
in deep horizontal boreholes instead of in more traditional deep geological repositories that are excavated like mines. The design concept is intended
Horizontal_drillhole_disposal
the used fuel is directly disposed of in a deep geological repository. Several geological media and repository designs are being studied according to different
Advanced reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel
Advanced_reprocessing_of_spent_nuclear_fuel
the debate over whether and where to dispose of spent fuel in a deep geological repository, and because of disputes about its economics compared to the once-through
Nuclear power in the United States
Nuclear_power_in_the_United_States
Radioactive metal mixtures and alloys
defense nuclear activities at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, a deep geologic repository. Other countries do not include this category, favoring variations
Transuranic_waste
Long-lived radioisotope of selenium
isotope. Performance assessment calculations for the Belgian deep geological repository estimated 79Se may be the major contributor to activity release
Selenium-79
2010 Danish film
Sheffield Doc/Fest in 2010. Into Eternity is a documentary about a deep geological repository for nuclear waste. The concept of long-term underground storage
Into_Eternity_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
disposal of radioactive waste Ocean floor disposal Deep borehole disposal Deep geological repository Radioactive waste § Management Toxic waste dumping
Radioactive_waste_disposal
Unwanted or unusable materials
including radioactive waste." DOI: "Through the U.S. Geological Survey, conducts laboratory and field geologic investigations in support of DOE's waste disposal
Waste
Power station in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
Ontario. OPG has proposed the construction and operation of a deep geologic repository for the long-term storage of this low and intermediate level waste
Darlington Nuclear Generating Station
Darlington_Nuclear_Generating_Station
Topics referred to by the same term
WIPP may refer to: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, a deep geological repository for nuclear waste Women in Periodical Publishing (today known as Exceptional
WIPP
District in Lower Saxony, Germany
for radioactive waste was planned. The salt dome Gorleben, a deep geological repository was proposed. Moreover, an interim storage for spent nuclear fuel
Lüchow-Dannenberg
Radioactive isotope of caesium
stable water-insoluble forms of nuclear waste for disposal in deep geological repositories. A large emitting volume will harm the image quality in radiography
Caesium-137
to be a deep geological repository. At present, such deep geological repositories do not exist anywhere in the world nor is a repository in construction
Nuclear power in the European Union
Nuclear_power_in_the_European_Union
US Department of Energy reservation in South Carolina
plutonium in glass or ceramic, as well, for direct disposal in a deep geological repository. In the United States, both strategies would convert the surplus
Savannah_River_Site
One active & one decommissioned nuclear power plant in England
produced from autumn 2016 until at least 2035 to be stored until a deep geological repository is available. In March 2017, the first cask containing spent nuclear
Sizewell nuclear power stations
Sizewell_nuclear_power_stations
Township in Ontario, Canada
town's local news. In 2021, as part of a search for a site for a deep geological repository for Canada's used nuclear fuel, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization
Ignace,_Ontario
Topics referred to by the same term
Dangerous Goods Regulations, for transport of hazardous substances Deep geological repository, a hazardous waste storage method Diversity-generating retroelement
DGR
Nuclide produced by radioactive conversion from other nuclide
and is expected to significantly raise the temperature of a deep geological repository for the long term disposal of high-level wastes. Geoneutrino Radiometric
Radiogenic_nuclide
Nuclear power plant in Eurajoki, Finland
spent nuclear fuel repository is a deep geological repository for the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel, the first such repository in the world. It is
Olkiluoto_Nuclear_Power_Plant
done at the Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory deep geological repository. France's nuclear reactors comprise 90 per cent of EDFs capacity
Nuclear_power_in_France
Nuclear power plant in Canada
Ontario. OPG has proposed the construction and operation of a deep geologic repository for the long-term storage of low and intermediate level waste on
Pickering Nuclear Generating Station
Pickering_Nuclear_Generating_Station
French project of deep geological disposal of radioactive waste
Géologique, or Industrial Centre for Geological Disposal) is a French project to construct a deep geological repository for radioactive waste. It is designed
Cigéo
from 2016 until at least 2035 to be stored at Sizewell B until a deep geological repository is available. In March 2017, the first cask containing spent nuclear
Nuclear power in the United Kingdom
Nuclear_power_in_the_United_Kingdom
Swiss federal research institute
of safety, such as how to store radioactive waste safely in a deep geological repository. Since 1984, PSI has operated (initially as SIN) the centre for
Paul_Scherrer_Institute
Time scales on the billions of years
Deep time is the concept of geological time that spans billions of years, far beyond the scale of human experience. It provides the temporal framework
Deep_time
Chemical element with atomic number 93 (Np)
conditions, neptunium-237 is the most mobile actinide in the deep geological repository environment of the Yucca Mountain project in Nevada. This makes
Neptunium
Radioisotope of iodine
importance in long-term management of spent nuclear fuel. In a deep geological repository for unreprocessed used fuel, 129I is the radionuclide of most
Iodine-129
Electric utility company in Canada
operate a deep geologic repository (DGR) on the Bruce Nuclear site, adjacent to its present Western Waste Management Facility. The repository would provide
Ontario_Power_Generation
processes affecting copper-coated nuclear waste containers in a deep geological repository". Progress in Materials Science. 118 100766. doi:10.1016/j.pmatsci
Anaerobic_corrosion
Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository at Olkiluoto was selected in 2000 to become the world's first deep geological repository of spent nuclear fuel. It
Nuclear_power_in_Finland
stored in La Hague facility until a deep geological repository for high-level waste can be constructed. A repository for low-level and short-lived intermediate-level
Electricity_sector_in_France
Measure of how much energy is extracted from a primary nuclear fuel source
that need to be buried. However, short-term heat emission, one deep geological repository limiting factor, is predominantly from medium-lived fission products
Burnup
Belgian Nuclear Research Centre
its role in the development of the Belgian concept of a deep geological repository". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 536 (1): 159–184
SCK_CEN
Ortschaft of Eschede in Lower Saxony, Germany
underground, safe from bombing raids. Radioactive waste from the deep geological repository Schacht Asse II in the Wolfenbüttel district and ashes from waste
Höfer,_Germany
Municipality in Satakunta, Finland
for the construction of the Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository, a deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel, is going on (as of Q4 2022). The
Eurajoki
Chemical separation of spent nuclear fuel
fission products allows for safer storage in interim storage or deep geological repository. Nuclear proliferation risks are low as no separation of plutonium
Nuclear_reprocessing
Facility (owned and operated by the Urenco Group) in Eunice the deep geological repository Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP; managed by the United States
Waste_Control_Specialists
burning most frequently proposed, that of deep geological repository, such as Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository, have the potential to become "plutonium
Reactor-grade_plutonium
and use. The company's headquarters is in Peine (Lower Saxony). Deep geological repository "BGE – the Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal". Bundesgesellschaft
Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Bau und Betrieb von Endlagern für Abfallstoffe
Deutsche_Gesellschaft_zum_Bau_und_Betrieb_von_Endlagern_für_Abfallstoffe
Topics referred to by the same term
Phased Geological Repository Concept developed by NIREX (now Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, NDA, Radioactive Waste Management, RMW) for the deep geological
PGRC
Process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground
assumptions as to the price of uranium and the cost of disposal via deep geological repository or nuclear transmutation. Reactors that can run on natural uranium
Uranium_mining
Form of insidious localized corrosion in which a pit develops at the anode site
water-tight enveloppe for several tenths of thousands years in deep geologic repositories. Different types of corrosion inhibitor exist. Among them, oxidizing
Pitting_corrosion
reactors which can decrease the need for storage of spent fuel in a deep geological repository have faced economic and political hurdles but are in some use
Environmental impact of nuclear power
Environmental_impact_of_nuclear_power
Municipality in Ontario, Canada
lease from Ontario Power Generation. Ontario Power Generation's Deep Geologic Repository for low and intermediate-level waste at the plant has been planned
Kincardine,_Ontario
Metropolitan region in Lower Saxony, Germany
frequently transported in the area to the city of Salzgitter, for the deep geological repository Schacht Konrad and between Schacht Asse II in the Wolfenbüttel
Hanover–Braunschweig–Göttingen–Wolfsburg Metropolitan Region
Hanover–Braunschweig–Göttingen–Wolfsburg_Metropolitan_Region
Trade and Industry. NUMO is responsible for selecting a permanent deep geological repository site, construction, operation and closure of the facility for
Nuclear_power_in_Japan
Japanese Atomic Energy Company
and on geological disposal for high-level radioactive waste. It is expected that this site will become Japan's national Deep geological repository for nuclear
Japan_Atomic_Energy_Agency
Characteristic of biological processes
estimate risks from low-level sources of radiation, such as deep geological repositories for nuclear waste. Hormesis remains largely unknown to the public
Hormesis
diffusion of 237Np in groundwater is a major issue in designing a deep geological repository for permanent storage of spent nuclear fuel. 237Np has a half-life
Actinides_in_the_environment
Mineral mixture of phyllosilicates
materials to fill the space around high-level radioactive waste in deep geological repositories. Smectites also serve as additive in paints or as thickening
Smectite
Municipality in Ontario, Canada
one of two Ontario communities being considered as a potential deep geological repository site for Canada's used nuclear fuel. The two main population centres
South_Bruce,_Ontario
Regulations for uses of radioactive materials
accidents by country Nuclear power debate Nuclear whistleblowers Deep geological repository Environmental impact of nuclear power Material unaccounted for
Nuclear_safety_and_security
Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
nationally and internationally because of plans to build a national deep geological repository for radioactive waste there, along with interim storage units
Gorleben
Magnesium-based cement: 1 part MgCl2 for 3 or 5 parts of Mg(OH)2
engineered barriers (drift seals made of salt-concrete) for deep geological repositories of high-level nuclear waste in salt-rock formations (Waste Isolation
Sorel_cement
Indian reserve in Ontario, Canada
August 7, 1987. In 2021, as part of a search for a site for a deep geological repository for Canada's used nuclear fuel, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization
Wabigoon_Lake_Ojibway_Nation
Terms used to define relevant scenarios for safety assessment studies
structuring and ranking of FEPs in a repository system. Application on the farfield of a deep geological repository for spent fuel. SKB TR 95-22. Archived
Features, events, and processes
Features,_events,_and_processes
DEEP GEOLOGICAL-REPOSITORY
DEEP GEOLOGICAL-REPOSITORY
Boy/Male
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Superior to Infinity; A Lamp
Girl/Female
Indian, Traditional
God Writes
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Biological
Boy/Male
Indian, Modern
Powerful Man
Female
English
English unisex short form of longer names beginning with the letter "D." In some cases, it may be of Scottish origin, associated with the River Dee, possibly DEE means "dark water." Short form of English Deena, meaning "dean, head, leader."
Surname or Lastname
Indian (northern states)
Indian (northern states) : Hindu name meaning ‘lamp’, from Sanskrit dīpa. It occurs commonly as the final element of compound personal names, e.g. in Kuldeep ‘light of the family’. Subsequently, it appears to have evolved into a surname.English : presumably from the adjective deep, either a topographic name for someone who lived in a deep valley, or perhaps a nickname for a ‘deep’, thoughtful person.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Indrina | இநà¯à®¤à¯à®°à®¿à®¨à®¾
Deep
Indrina | இநà¯à®¤à¯à®°à®¿à®¨à®¾
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant of Dean.Dutch : ethnic name for a Dane, Middle Dutch Deen.
Boy/Male
Hindu
A lamp, Beautiful
Boy/Male
Hindu
A name of Sai baba
Male
English
English unisex short form of longer names beginning with the letter "D." In some cases, it may be of Scottish origin, associated with the River Dee, possibly DEE means "dark water." Compare with strictly feminine Dee.
Boy/Male
Indian
Lover
Boy/Male
Indian
Lamp, Light of the holy word
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a jailer or someone employed at a keep or castle, Middle English kepe.Americanized spelling of German Kiep, from a short form of the old personal name Gebolf, from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements geb ‘gift’ + wolf ‘wolf’. Compare Gebhardt.
Girl/Female
Indian, Sikh
Lotus in the Lamp of Light
Boy/Male
Hindu
Divine, Divine luster, Heavenly
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Dear.Scottish : habitational name from (Old and New) Deer in Aberdeenshire.Hungarian : variant of Dér, from the secular personal name.
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu, Traditional
Deep
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
The Lamp of Light
Boy/Male
Sikh
Lamp, Light of the holy word (1)
DEEP GEOLOGICAL-REPOSITORY
DEEP GEOLOGICAL-REPOSITORY
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Punjabi, Sikh
Loving
Boy/Male
Indian
The ultimate inheritor
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Bull Pasture; Surname
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
God; Slenderness
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Cossey.Perhaps also an Americanized spelling of French Cossé (see Cosse).
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Muslim, Turkish
Strong; Certain; Well-established; Sure
Girl/Female
Hindu
Always in motion, Bestowing Moksha salvation
Male
Egyptian
, an Egyptian deity worshipped in Nubia.
Girl/Female
English
Eagle.
Female
Egyptian
, a common Middle Empire name.
DEEP GEOLOGICAL-REPOSITORY
DEEP GEOLOGICAL-REPOSITORY
DEEP GEOLOGICAL-REPOSITORY
DEEP GEOLOGICAL-REPOSITORY
DEEP GEOLOGICAL-REPOSITORY
a.
Laid deeply; formed with cunning and sagacity; as, deep-laid plans.
superl.
Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; -- opposed to shallow or superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot.
n.
That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean; an abyss; a great depth.
a.
Deep as from the breast to the feet; as high as the breast.
v. t.
To supply with necessaries of life; to entertain; as, to keep boarders.
superl.
Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as, a deep valley.
a.
Sunk to the knees; as, men knee-deep in water.
a.
Neologic; neological.
a.
Of or pertaining to theology, or the science of God and of divine things; as, a theological treatise.
a.
Alt. of Geological
superl.
Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured upward); far to the bottom; having a certain depth; as, a deep sea.
v. t.
To continue in, as a course or mode of action; not to intermit or fall from; to hold to; to maintain; as, to keep silence; to keep one's word; to keep possession.
superl.
Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or nearer part, mouth, etc.); as, a deep cave or recess or wound; a gallery ten seats deep; a company of soldiers six files deep.
a.
Of or pertaining to the deeper parts of the sea; as, a deep-sea line (i. e., a line to take soundings at a great depth); deep-sea lead; deep-sea soundings, explorations, etc.
superl.
Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as, deep blue or crimson.
superl.
Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror.
adv.
In a geological manner.
v. i.
To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach.
a.
Rising to the knees; knee-high; as, water or snow knee-deep.