Aqua-Lung

or Aq·ua Lung

[ ak-wuh-luhng, ah-kwuh- ]

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  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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How to use Aqua-Lung in a sentence

  • He was suddenly impatient to get going, to put on his aqualung and explore the reef from top to bottom.

    The Wailing Octopus | Harold Leland Goodwin
  • They launched floats, placed aqualung mouthpieces on top of their masks, and swam parallel to the beach.

    The Wailing Octopus | Harold Leland Goodwin
  • Replacing aqualung tubes with snorkels, they swam on the surface, faces down, alert for sharks.

    The Wailing Octopus | Harold Leland Goodwin

British Dictionary definitions for aqualung

aqualung

/ (ˈækwəˌlʌŋ) /


noun
  1. breathing apparatus used by divers, etc, consisting of a mouthpiece attached to air cylinders strapped to the back

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