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Meanings of aqua-lung in English

Portuguese
aqualung
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A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.

aqualung
Synonyms
Examples for "scuba"
Examples for "scuba"
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Of course it was dangerous if you did it without scuba gear.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
2
The centre is looking for an experienced scuba diver for the job.
The Irish Times
3
One of the most dangerous forms of scuba diving was cave diving.
Map of bones
4
Inside Nate saw what looked like scuba gear: tanks, masks, and hoses.
Mutated
5
Guests can kite surf, scuba dive, zip-line and enjoy luxury spa treatments.
News.com.au
1
I'll go inside the aqualung and restore all the systems to working order.
Grand junction
2
Setting the aqualung and mask in the stern, I shoved off.
Gulf coast girl: original title, scorpion reef
3
Link has managed to slide into the aqualung without difficulty.
Grand junction
4
I thought perhaps you had one of those aqualung outfits.
Gulf coast girl: original title, scorpion reef
5
A second scow was filled with diving equipment-both aqualung and suit-pumps and a telephone.
The Drowned World
Usage of aqua-lung in English
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Breathing is taken care of by an Aqua-Lung or Hydro-Pak, and masks are worn.
The new yorker
2
Miss Aqua-Lung, who's never turned down a chance to go swimming in her life.
Running with the Demon
3
Girl climbed to top of tank, donned Aqua-Lung, submerged.
The new yorker
4
In 1953, when Sylvia began her graduate studies, the Aqua-Lung or scuba had just been developed.
The new yorker
5
Wore flippers and an Aqua-Lung.
The new yorker
6
On plane, Louis Berg said trick in an Aqua-Lung is to forget your nose and breathe entirely through your mouth.
The new yorker
7
Ian replied that he had collected them while exploring off the Californian coast using the Aqua-Lung, an early version of today's scuba equipment.
BBC
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