diving bell
noun
: a diving apparatus consisting of a container open only at the bottom and supplied with compressed air by a hose
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The diving bell spider spends almost its entire life submerged, surfacing only to collect air.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, their dive supervisor, Craig Frederick, was in the diving bell managing their tethers (a.k.a.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The boat drifted from its position, dragging Lemons and his diving bell along with it.
—EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Read: How the diving bell opened the ocean’s depth
Last Breath’s story unfurls in ways that go beyond the simply factual—in large part because of its charming cast.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
The team of three divers scheduled for a shift then descends into the water in a diving bell that's attached to the support vessel before two divers drop to the seabed while the third remains inside the bell to help ensure their safety.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 1 Mar. 2025
Rudimentary forms of submarines and diving bells were envisioned as far back as the 16th century.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2025
Consider the diving bell spider, Argyroneta aquatica, an overachieving arachnid that is the only one known to do it all under water: breathe, hunt, dine on insects and their larvae, and make spiderlings.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024
The Submarine Rescue Chamber, or SRC, is a small diving bell operated by the Undersea Rescue Command and stationed at Naval Station North Island, California.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2023
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, their dive supervisor, Craig Frederick, was in the diving bell managing their tethers (a.k.a.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The boat drifted from its position, dragging Lemons and his diving bell along with it.
—EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Read: How the diving bell opened the ocean’s depth
Last Breath’s story unfurls in ways that go beyond the simply factual—in large part because of its charming cast.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
The team of three divers scheduled for a shift then descends into the water in a diving bell that's attached to the support vessel before two divers drop to the seabed while the third remains inside the bell to help ensure their safety.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 1 Mar. 2025
Rudimentary forms of submarines and diving bells were envisioned as far back as the 16th century.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2025
Consider the diving bell spider, Argyroneta aquatica, an overachieving arachnid that is the only one known to do it all under water: breathe, hunt, dine on insects and their larvae, and make spiderlings.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024
The Submarine Rescue Chamber, or SRC, is a small diving bell operated by the Undersea Rescue Command and stationed at Naval Station North Island, California.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2023
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“Diving bell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diving%20bell. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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