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aqualung

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

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

  1. A piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by divers to allow them to breathe underwater.

verb

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

  1. To scuba dive.