diving suit

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noun

any of various waterproof garments for underwater swimming or diving, especially one that is weighted, hermetically sealed, and supplied with air under pressure through a hose attached to a removable helmet.

Origin of diving suit

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby diving suit

diving boat, diving duck, diving goiter, diving petrel, diving reflex, diving suit, divining rod, divinity, divinity school, divinize, Divinópolis

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Example sentences from the Web for diving suit

He donned a diving-suit and descended into the riven bowels of the wreck and cleared the way for the others.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day
And that was why you caught me one day, I remember, going down in a diving-suit just at that spot.
The Tremendous Event|Maurice Leblanc
I thought how good it was to stay in the sunshine, and not go down under a muddy river in a diving-suit.
Careers of Danger and Daring|Cleveland Moffett
It was called a "diving canoe," being only sixteen feet in length and wide enough to hold one man clothed in a diving-suit.
Every-day Science: Volume VII. The Conquest of Time and Space|Henry Smith Williams

Locke had brought along the full equipment, and, while Eva took charge of the air-pump, Locke donned the diving-suit.
The Master Mystery|Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey

British Dictionary definitions for diving suit

diving suit

diving dress

noun

a waterproof suit used by divers, having a heavy detachable helmet and an air supply

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单词	diving suit
释义	diving suit SEE SYNONYMS FOR diving suit ON THESAURUS.COM noun any of various waterproof garments for underwater swimming or diving, especially one that is weighted, hermetically sealed, and supplied with air under pressure through a hose attached to a removable helmet. Origin of diving suit First recorded in 1905–10 Words nearby diving suit diving boat, diving duck, diving goiter, diving petrel, diving reflex, diving suit, divining rod, divinity, divinity school, divinize, Divinópolis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for diving suit He donned a diving-suit and descended into the riven bowels of the wreck and cleared the way for the others. Blow The Man Down\|Holman Day And that was why you caught me one day, I remember, going down in a diving-suit just at that spot. The Tremendous Event\|Maurice Leblanc I thought how good it was to stay in the sunshine, and not go down under a muddy river in a diving-suit. Careers of Danger and Daring\|Cleveland Moffett It was called a "diving canoe," being only sixteen feet in length and wide enough to hold one man clothed in a diving-suit. Every-day Science: Volume VII. The Conquest of Time and Space\|Henry Smith Williams Locke had brought along the full equipment, and, while Eva took charge of the air-pump, Locke donned the diving-suit. The Master Mystery\|Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey British Dictionary definitions for diving suit diving suit diving dress noun a waterproof suit used by divers, having a heavy detachable helmet and an air supply 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
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