rapture of the deep
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rapture of the deep
1950–55; coined by J. Y. Cousteau as a translation of the French phrase ivresse des grandes profondeurs
Example Sentences
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There's the rapture of the deep, where you don't want to come up.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2019
Using a helium-oxygen mixture avoids the disoriented mental state known as nitrogen narcosis, the so-called rapture of the deep.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
As he descends, the diver falls victim to partial anesthesia and reaches a state which Pioneer Skindiver Jacques-Yves Cousteau has called the "rapture of the deep."
From Time Magazine Archive
To the well-known hazards of the currently glamorous sport of scuba diving, such as Cousteau's "rapture of the deep" and the decompression "bends," a Swedish physician has added another.
From Time Magazine Archive
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