Diving bell

Diving bell
Diving Div"ing, a. That dives or is used or diving. [1913 Webster]

{Diving beetle} (Zo["o]l.), any beetle of the family {Dytiscid[ae]}, which habitually lives under water; -- called also {water tiger}.

{Diving bell}, a hollow inverted vessel, sometimes bell-shaped, in which men may descend and work under water, respiration being sustained by the compressed air at the top, by fresh air pumped in through a tube from above.

{Diving dress}. See {Submarine armor}, under {Submarine}.

{Diving stone}, a kind of jasper. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Diving bell — A diving bell is a rigid chamber used to transport divers to depth in the ocean. The most common types are the wet bell and the closed bell. The wet bell is a cable suspended chamber, open at the bottom like a moon pool structure, that is lowered …   Wikipedia

  • diving bell — diving bells N COUNT A diving bell is a container shaped like a bell, in which people can breathe air while they work under water …   English dictionary

  • diving bell — diving ,bell noun count a large metal container that is shaped like a bell and contains air, used by people working under water …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • diving bell — [dīv′iŋ] n. a large, hollow, bell shaped apparatus supplied with air through a hose, in which persons can work underwater …   English World dictionary

  • diving bell — n a metal container that is open at the bottom and filled with air under pressure, in which people can work under water …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • diving bell — ► NOUN ▪ an open bottomed chamber supplied with air, in which a person can be let down under water …   English terms dictionary

  • diving bell — a chamber with an open bottom in which persons can go underwater without special apparatus, water being excluded from the upper part by compressed air fed in by a hose. [1655 65] * * *  small diving apparatus that is used to transport divers… …   Universalium

  • diving bell — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms diving bell : singular diving bell plural diving bells a large metal container that is shaped like a bell and contains air, used by people working under water …   English dictionary

  • diving bell — noun diving apparatus for underwater work; has an open bottom and is supplied with compressed air • Hypernyms: ↑submersible * * * noun, pl ⋯ bells [count] : a large container that is open at the bottom, filled with air, and lowered into deep… …   Useful english dictionary

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