free diving
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- free diver noun
Etymology
Origin of free diving
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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In season one, Hemsworth tackled physical and mental challenges designed to delay aging including free diving, fasting, stress training and walking along a crane 900 feet above the ground.
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025
Wednesday evening, a group of four men departed from the Port of Long Beach to go free diving.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024
Hollenback floated on the swaying surface to regulate her breathing before free diving into the murky depths toward the seafloor.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023
The 2021 film "My Octopus Teacher" swept the world with its touching story of a South African man who befriends a wild octopus while free diving in a kelp forest.
From Salon • Oct. 27, 2023
If you have been down in one of the old-fashioned diving suits which used to be standard in the Royal Navy before frogmen and free diving came along, you will know why divers move slowly.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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