Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun an apparatus containing compressed air or other oxygen-gas mixture, permitting a person to breathe under water; -- also called a
scuba .
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- noun A piece of
equipment consisting of anoxygen tank and breathing apparatus used bydivers to allow them to breatheunderwater at depth. - verb To scuba dive.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
Etymologies
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Examples
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Plus, he was packing his "aqualung" which would almost certainly aid his performance:
BSNYC Ride Report: 2009 Singlespeed World Championship BikeSnobNYC 2009
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Through insightful anecdotes and often poignant memories, Jean-Michel sheds new light on the inventive, resourceful, passionate man who helped develop the "aqualung," scuba diving apparatuses and submersibles, and whose name became synonymous with underwater exploration and photography and ocean conservation.
Media Newswire media-newswire.com 2010
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And with rubber that is soft to the skin and an innovative flexing joint to keep your toes from hyperextending they're more comfortable than anything you've rented—it's gear like this that will get you hooked. aqualung.com
Fins To Go 2011
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And with rubber that is soft to the skin and an innovative flexing joint to keep your toes from hyperextending they're more comfortable than anything you've rented—it's gear like this that will get you hooked. aqualung.com
Fins To Go 2011
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The aqualung allowed millions to see the ocean for themselves, creating a constituency for conservation.
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In 1943, Cousteau, working with engineer mile Gagnan, invented the aqualung, a system of regulators that remains the core of modern scuba gear and that played a huge role in opening up the oceans to millions of people.
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Composed of a few simple parts in a rugged design, the Cousteau aqualung transformed diving from a dangerous pastime for a small number of daredevils into an accessible and surprisingly safe hobby engaged in by millions.
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In fact, the word "aquitane" is a corruption of the Middle English word for "aqualung."
Crackpot Medieval "Facts" Richard Nokes 2006
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August 4, 2008 at 1:20 pm funni! iz nawt ne bedr eerwurm ten aqualung…lyk iv hadda cuppul daze………
Pet Hair Prblm: - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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The girls turquoise eyes bulged with fright behind a diving mask, the ugly rubber mouthpiece of an aqualung clamped between the perfect O of her lips.
Black Butterfly Mark Gatiss 2008
hernesheir commented on the word aqualung
Aqua-Lung, which first appeared in the Cousteau-Gagnan patent, is a trademark currently owned by the company U.S. Divers.
July 9, 2010