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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large vessel for underwater work, open on the bottom and supplied with air under pressure.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mechanical contrivance consisting essentially of an inverted cup-shaped or bell-shaped chamber filled with air, in which persons are lowered beneath the surface of the water to perform various operations, such as examining the foundations of bridges, blasting rocks, recovering treasure from sunken vessels, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
airtight chamber , open at the bottom, that is lowered on acable underwater to operate as abase or ameans of transport for adiver or a small number of divers.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun diving apparatus for underwater work; has an open bottom and is supplied with compressed air
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treeseed commented on the word diving bell
A diving bell, also known as a wet bell, is a cable-suspended airtight chamber, open at the bottom, that is lowered underwater to operate as a base or a means of transport for a small number of divers. The pressure of the water keeps the air trapped inside the bell. They were the first type of diving chamber. Unlike a submarine the diving bell is not designed to move under the control of its occupants, nor to operate independently of its tether.
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February 4, 2008