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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


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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

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

The Conception launched in 1981 as a fully equipped, 75-foot commercial diving boat that could spend multiple days at sea and hold a maximum of 46 people.

From Fox News ● Sep. 3, 2019

The diving boat had lost the great advantage of having the steamer cornered.

From The Cruise of the Dry Dock by T. S. Stribling

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