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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Example Sentences

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

Compressed air, not oxygen, is used with an Aqua-Lung, and oxygen breathed at depths of more than about 35 ft. becomes highly toxic to the human body, resulting in convulsions, blackout, and eventully death .

From Time Magazine Archive

American licensee for Cousteau's Aqua-Lung, tripled from 1957 to 1959, are expected to soar another 75% in 1960 alone.

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

For the village's mayor, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, 53, co-inventor of the Aqua-Lung that made modern skindiving possible, it was a double-barreled occasion.

From Time Magazine Archive