aqualung
A piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by…A piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by divers to allow them to breathe underwater.
Meaning
1 sensesA piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by divers to allow them to breathe underwater.
Aqualunge, Drucklufttauchgerät, DTG
аквала́нгakvaláng
аквала́нгakvalánh
a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
Translations
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Origin
Aqualung was the original name for the first open-circuit SCUBA diving equipment by EmileAqualung was the original name for the first open-circuit SCUBA diving equipment by Emile Gagnan and Jacques Cousteau in 1943. From aqua- + lung.
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Forms
plural: aqualungsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus:Aqua-Lungscuba
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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