Aqua-Lung

American  

[ak-wuh-luhng, ah-kwuh-] / ˈæk wəˌlʌŋ, ˈɑ kwə- /

Or Aqua Lung

Trademark.

1. a brand of underwater breathing apparatus for a swimmer or skin-diver, consisting of a cylinder of compressed air that is strapped to the back, a flexible tube connecting the cylinder with the swimmer's mouth, and an automatic pressure regulator that controls the flow of air into the lungs.

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Aqua-Lung

Jacques Cousteau helped invent the Aqua-Lung, an early version of the scuba breathing gear now used by divers everywhere.

From NewsForKids.net ● Mar. 25, 2024

His co-invention of the Aqua-Lung in 1943 freed us to roam the ocean depths--like an "archangel" flying through the heavens, as he put it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cousteau is convinced that nearly anyone with adequate training and common sense can learn to dive with an Aqua-Lung.

From Time Magazine Archive

One cold California night he dived into a swimming pool with an Aqua-Lung and proved to a friend that he could stay underwater for half an hour.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the developer of the Aqua-Lung, he set divers free to roam in the kingdom of the fish.

From Time Magazine Archive