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diving suit

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.

diving suit

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

First recorded in 1905–10

He donned a diving-suit and descended into the riven bowels of the wreck and cleared the way for the others.

I thought how good it was to stay in the sunshine, and not go down under a muddy river in a diving-suit.

I felt the diving-suit over, and found the legs pressed hard against my body with the weight of water.

“I have a tank of compressed air fixed to the back of a special diving suit,” explained the man.

His chum looked like some strange monster in the grotesque diving suit.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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