diving bell

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noun

a chamber with an open bottom in which persons can go underwater without special apparatus, water being excluded from the upper part by compressed air fed in by a hose.

Origin of diving bell

First recorded in 1655–65

Words nearby diving bell

divine office, diviner, divine right of kings, divine service, diving beetle, diving bell, diving board, diving boat, diving duck, diving goiter, diving petrel

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Example sentences from the Web for diving bell

The “aquatic kettle” was doubtless the embryo of the diving-bell.
Under the Waves|R M Ballantyne
As the water is very seldom more than a couple of feet deep, a diving-bell would be of little service.
Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining|John S. Hittell
Isambard and Gravatt descended with the diving-bell, and stood upon the tails of Nos. 10, 11, and 12.
The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer|Isambard Brunel
At some pearl-fisheries, the diving-bell is employed, which in some degree obviates some of the dangers before stated.
Popular Technology; Volume 2|Edward Hazen

Its subaqueous nest is in fact a sort of diving-bell, and constitutes a secure and most ingenious habitation.
Insect Architecture|James Rennie

British Dictionary definitions for diving bell

diving bell

noun

an early diving submersible having an open bottom and being supplied with compressed air

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单词	diving bell
释义	diving bell SEE SYNONYMS FOR diving bell ON THESAURUS.COM noun a chamber with an open bottom in which persons can go underwater without special apparatus, water being excluded from the upper part by compressed air fed in by a hose. Origin of diving bell First recorded in 1655–65 Words nearby diving bell divine office, diviner, divine right of kings, divine service, diving beetle, diving bell, diving board, diving boat, diving duck, diving goiter, diving petrel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for diving bell The “aquatic kettle” was doubtless the embryo of the diving-bell. Under the Waves\|R M Ballantyne As the water is very seldom more than a couple of feet deep, a diving-bell would be of little service. Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining\|John S. Hittell Isambard and Gravatt descended with the diving-bell, and stood upon the tails of Nos. 10, 11, and 12. The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer\|Isambard Brunel At some pearl-fisheries, the diving-bell is employed, which in some degree obviates some of the dangers before stated. Popular Technology; Volume 2\|Edward Hazen Its subaqueous nest is in fact a sort of diving-bell, and constitutes a secure and most ingenious habitation. Insect Architecture\|James Rennie British Dictionary definitions for diving bell diving bell noun an early diving submersible having an open bottom and being supplied with compressed air Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to diving bell bathyscaphe, bathysphere
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diving bell

noun

Origin of diving bell

Words nearby diving bell

Example sentences from the Web for diving bell

British Dictionary definitions for diving bell

noun

Words related to diving bell