diving suit
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.
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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.
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 DayI 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 MoffettI 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
His chum looked like some strange monster in the grotesque diving suit.
The Boy Chums in the Gulf of Mexico | Wilmer M. Ely
British Dictionary definitions for diving suit
a waterproof suit used by divers, having a heavy detachable helmet and an air supply
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