Cousteau

American  

[koo-stoh] / kuˈstoʊ /

noun

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

---

Cousteau British  

/ kusto /

noun

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

---

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.

---

Example Sentences

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 Literature

Together Mr. Cousteau and Mr. Behar are working to raise money to build Proteus.

From NewsForKids.net

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

Fabien Cousteau, a well-known ocean explorer, has announced plans to build a large research station under the ocean.

From NewsForKids.net

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