seamount

Definitions of seamount
  1. noun
    an underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
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    guyot
    a seamount of volcanic origin (especially in the Pacific Ocean)
    type of:
    mount, mountain
    a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
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