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Aqualung

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by divers to allow them to breathe underwater.
  2. 2
    a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To scuba dive.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Aqualung was the original name for the first open-circuit SCUBA diving equipment by Emile Gagnan and Jacques Cousteau in 1943. From aqua- + lung.

Etymology 2

Aqualung was the original name for the first open-circuit SCUBA diving equipment by Emile Gagnan and Jacques Cousteau in 1943. From aqua- + lung.

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