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Meanings of aquanaut in English

Catalan
submarinista

An underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder.

        submarinista
        Russian
        гидронавт
        Portuguese
        aquanautas
        Catalan
        aquanaut
        Spanish
        acuanauta

        Underwater diver who remains at depth for longer than 24 hours.

              Related terms
              гидронавт
              Synonyms
              Examples for "saturation diver"
              Examples for "saturation diver"
              1
              Now he's a saturation diver.
              Radio NZ
              2
              Saturation divers at work and at rest in the hyperbaric chamber.
              Radio NZ
              3
              Saturation divers work in teams of 3, requiring two on the sea bottom and one safety diver in the diving-bell on stand-by.
              Radio NZ

              A skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research.

                    Usage of aquanaut in English
                    1
                    Ever heard of the term aquanaut?
                    Radio NZ
                    2
                    As for Koblick, he disregarded his professor's advice and went on to become an ocean explorer and aquanaut.
                    BBC
                    3
                    Chris is an aquanaut.
                    Radio NZ
                    4
                    Swimmers might make friends at the beach with other aquanauts.
                    The Guardian
                    5
                    Flo and Mo's Aquanaut has some pretty incredible robot arms.
                    Wired
                    6
                    The air composition needed to sustain the aquanauts depends upon the depth of the habitat.
                    BBC
                    7
                    She stood by her tanks and her Aquanaut sled.
                    Map of bones
                    8
                    Aquanauts regularly spear fish and eat plankton, while canned, preserved and dehydrated foods stock the shelves.
                    BBC
                    9
                    For aquanauts the sea-floor, diving bells and the hyperbaric chambers aboard the ships are home for 28 days.
                    Radio NZ
                    10
                    For two weeks Nasa monitored the "aquanauts", isolated from the world undersea in the Atlantic Ocean.
                    BBC
                    11
                    The new Asian edition of Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories with English (and Chinese) support is set to come out November 20.
                    Wired
                    Translations for aquanaut
                    Spanish
                    acuanauta
                    Aquanaut through the time