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diving boat

American  

noun

  1. a boat used as a tender for divers or others working under water.


Etymology

Origin of diving boat

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

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A woman who died along with two other British people in a diving boat fire in the Egyptian Red Sea would be "missed beyond words", her family has said.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2023

A commercial diving boat caught fire near the shoreline of Santa Cruz Island, Calif., early Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2022

The captain of a scuba diving boat that burned and sank off the California coast, killing 34 people, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to manslaughter charges.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2021

Sandals is reducing the number of people who can be on a scuba diving boat from 28 to 12 and is using disinfectant to sanitize things like weighted belts and paddles.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2020

Under the strain of her laboring engines the steel fabric shook and chattered, but not an inch did the diving boat budge.

From The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam by Goldfrap, John Henry

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