aqualung

aqualung
aqualung aqualung n. an apparatus containing compressed air or other oxygen-gas mixture, permitting a person to breathe under water; -- also called a {scuba}.

Syn: scuba [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]


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  • Aqualung — may refer to:* Aqua lung, a type of diving equipment * Aqua Lung America, a US company that makes diving equipment * Aqualung (album), a 1971 album by Jethro Tull ** Aqualung (song), a song from that album * Aqualung, a song by Deviated Instinct… …   Wikipedia

  • Aqualung — hace referencia a varios artículos en la wikipedia: Origen de la palabra Término en inglés que significa «pulmón acuático». Es una evolución, por simplificación, del término «Aqua Lung», marca registrada que Jacques Yves Cousteau inventó para… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Aqualung — (englisch für „Lungenautomat“) bezeichnet: Aqualung (Album), Album der Gruppe Jethro Tull Aqualung (Musiker), Künstlername des britischen Sängers Matt Hales Aqua Lung, Hersteller von Tauchausrüstung eine Linux Software für Audio Wiedergabe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • aqualung — [ak′wəluŋ΄] n. 〚/span> AQUA LUNG〛 [also A ] a type of scuba apparatus like an Aqua Lung * * * …   Universalium

  • aqualung — (n.) 1950, from L. aqua water (see AQUA (Cf. aqua )) + LUNG (Cf. lung). Developed 1943 by Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan …   Etymology dictionary

  • aqualung — ► NOUN ▪ a portable breathing apparatus for divers …   English terms dictionary

  • aqualung — [ak′wəluŋ΄] n. [< AQUA LUNG] [also A ] a type of scuba apparatus like an Aqua Lung …   English World dictionary

  • Aqualung — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Aqualung est un terme anglais que Jacques Yves Cousteau inventa (sous la forme « Aqua Lung ») pour commercialiser une invention qu il avait… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Aqualung — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Aqua. Aqualung, Aqua Lung, изначально La Spirotechnique  первая фирма производитель автономного легководолазного оборудования открытого цикла. Основана Жаком Ивом Кусто и Эмилем Ганьяном в… …   Википедия

  • aqualung — UK [ˈækwəˌlʌŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms aqualung : singular aqualung plural aqualungs a piece of equipment that provides air for you to breathe when you are swimming under water …   English dictionary

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