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aqualung
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aqualung
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun aqualung has 1 sense
- aqualung(n = noun.artifact) aqua-lung, scuba - a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus; Array is a kind of breathing apparatus, breathing device, breathing machine, ventilator
has parts: cylinder, oxygen mask
CIDE DICTIONARY
aqualung, n.
an apparatus containing compressed air or other oxygen-gas mixture, permitting a person to breathe under water; -- also called a scuba . [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
aqualung, n. & v.
--n. a portable breathing-apparatus for divers, consisting of cylinders of compressed air strapped on the back, feeding air automatically through a mask or mouthpiece.
--v.intr. use an aqualung.
--n. a portable breathing-apparatus for divers, consisting of cylinders of compressed air strapped on the back, feeding air automatically through a mask or mouthpiece.
--v.intr. use an aqualung.
Etymology
L aqua water + LUNG
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