aqualung.
A piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by divers to allow them to breathe underwater.
Meaning & usage
A piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by divers to allow them to breathe underwater.
Where this word comes from
Aqualung was the original name for the first open-circuit SCUBA diving equipment by Emile Gagnan and Jacques Cousteau in 1943. From aqua- + lung.
To scuba dive.
Where this word comes from
Aqualung 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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