Aqua-Lungnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈæk.wə.lʌŋ/us/ˈæk.wə.lʌŋ/trademarka brand name for a container of air that you carry on your back while swimming under the surface of the water, with a tube taking air to your mouth or nose to allow you to breathe
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Swimming
- aquatics
- armband
- backstroke
- bellyflop
- butterfly
- depth
- diving board
- dog paddle
- dove
- frogman
- gala
- pearl diver
- scissor kick
- scuba diving
- shaken
- snorkel
- stroke
- swallow dive
- swan dive
- tread
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Examples from literature
- Diving suits were the most popular and useful form of diving until the invention in 1945 of the Aqua-Lung by the French engineer Emile Gagnan and the French underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau.
- The Aqua-Lung was a tank of air with a mask that allowed divers complete freedom of movement.