diving suit

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noun
  1. any of various waterproof garments for underwater swimming or diving, especially one that is weighted, hermetically sealed, and supplied with air under pressure through a hose attached to a removable helmet.

Origin of diving suit

1
First recorded in 1905–10

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How to use diving suit in a sentence

  • His drawings include ideas for diving suits, helicopters and parachutes, as well as weapons of war.

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  • He donned a diving-suit and descended into the riven bowels of the wreck and cleared the way for the others.

    Blow The Man Down | Holman Day
  • I thought how good it was to stay in the sunshine, and not go down under a muddy river in a diving-suit.

    Careers of Danger and Daring | Cleveland Moffett
  • I felt the diving-suit over, and found the legs pressed hard against my body with the weight of water.

    Careers of Danger and Daring | Cleveland Moffett
  • “I have a tank of compressed air fixed to the back of a special diving suit,” explained the man.

    Boy Scouts in the North Sea | G. Harvey Ralphson

British Dictionary definitions for diving suit

diving suit

noun
  1. a waterproof suit used by divers, having a heavy detachable helmet and an air supply

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