Cousteau

American  

[koo-stoh] / kuˈstoʊ /

noun

1. Jacques Yves 1910–97, French naval officer, author, and underseas explorer: developed the Aqua-Lung.

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Cousteau British  

/ kusto /

noun

1. Jacques Yves (ʒɑk iv). 1910–97, French underwater explorer

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Cousteau Scientific  

/ ko̅o̅-stō′ /

1. French underwater explorer who helped develop the Aqua-Lung (an underwater breathing apparatus) and designed the bathyscaphe and a small, deep-sea submarine known as a diving saucer. Cousteau also devised an underwater television system and produced several films that widely popularized marine biology.

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Example Sentences

"Cousteau and his crew inspired generations to look beneath the surface," said Lerosey-Aubril, "it seemed fitting to name this ancient marine animal after someone who changed the way we see ocean life."

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Mr. Cousteau is the grandson of Jacques Cousteau, an ocean scientist who brought the wonders of the sea to the attention of people around the world.

From NewsForKids.net • Mar. 25, 2024

He’s been at the work ever since he was a university student and the venerated oceanographer Jacques Cousteau visited his class.

From National Geographic • Feb. 5, 2024

He had been taught to dive by oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, and during the 1960s had been Florida State University's diving course training director.

From BBC • May 28, 2023

Thanks to Cousteau and Gagnan, divers could explore parts of the ocean that had never been seen before, and were able to stay submerged longer than ever before to examine it.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler