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dry suit
noun
- a close-fitting, double-layered synthetic garment worn by a scuba diver in especially cold water, protecting the skin from contact with water and having an internal, warming layer of air that can be added to in order to equalize pressure during descent.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dry suit1
First recorded in 1950–55
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Example Sentences
He beached his boat and removed his dry suit; he was wearing his white dress uniform underneath.
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Bob Bangs was led to one of the staterooms and offered a dry suit of clothes, which he put on.
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I went on, however, to my destination and borrowed a dry suit from my (future) brother-in-law.
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I went on, however, to my destination and borrowed a dry suit from my—future—brother-in-law.
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Without loss of time Jack slipped up to his dormitory and changed his wet uniform for a dry suit.
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I had a rub down with a towel, and donned a dry suit from the india-rubber bag.
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