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Definition of Diving suit
1. Noun. A weighted and hermetically sealed garment supplied with air; worn by underwater divers.
Definition of Diving suit
1. Noun. A garment or apparatus worn by a diver for protection from the underwater environment. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diving Suit
Literary usage of Diving suit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical physics by Robert Andrews Millikan, Henry Gordon Gale, Willard R. Pyle (1922)
"The diving suit. For most purposes except those of heavy engineering the diving
suit (Fig. ... The diving suit the eyes when he is ascending or descending, ..."
2. The Noaa Diving Manual: Diving for Science and Technology (1992)
"If a supply of hot water is available, run warm water, 102 to 109° F (39 to 43 °C)
into the victim's diving suit with a hose. Further heat loss should be ..."
3. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept, Southern Pacific Company (1912)
"When Mr. AM Allen, the man who is at the head of the enterprise, first suggested
to the Humorist that he don a diving suit and take a little pasear along ..."
4. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1894)
"The diver, and the man who attended the life line, would go in the launch, and
the diver would put on the diving suit, except the helmet. ..."
5. Text-book of Physics by Charles Elijah Linebarger (1910)
"The diving suit.—The diving suit may be regarded as a one-man diving bell (Fig.
49). Air is forced in through a pipe or tube leading to a pump on board a ..."
6. The Design of Masonry Structures and Foundations by Clement Clarence Williams (1922)
"A modern diving suit consists of a waterproof suit with a metal helmet to ...
Figure 248 shows the parts and an assembled diving suit and needs no comment. ..."
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