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diving suit
noun
: a waterproof suit with a removable helmet that is worn by a diver who is supplied with air pumped through a tube
Examples of diving suit in a Sentence
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Sandy, who sports an airtight diving suit underwater and speaks with an exaggerated Southern twang, has frequently referenced her Texas roots, but the show rarely goes above sea level with her, much less as far as Galveston.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Aug. 2024
Clad in a full steampunk-style deep-sea diving suit, this animatronic also clutches a harpoon with rogue seaweed hanging from the tip.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
Bond proudly sports the iconic model over his yellow diving suit during the dive in the yellow submarine to the St. Georges wreck.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2024
Roberts could be seen sporting a blue diving suit while her partner wore a black bathing suit with a white cap.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
His international platform United 24 launched fundraising for lifeboats, motor pumps, diving suits and other things for rescuers.
—Yulia Drozd, ABC News, 8 June 2023
Last week, the North Korean man, wearing flippers, a padded jacket and a diving suit, waded through choppy waters along the Korean Peninsula’s east coast, according to South Korea’s semiofficial Yonhap News Agency, citing the country’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.
—Timothy W. Martin, WSJ, 24 Feb. 2021
In another Ganesh image, a figure in an antique deep-sea diving suit appears to inhale a phantasmagorical portrait of a bejeweled Indian goddess through a breathing valve in the dive helmet.
—Steven Litt, cleveland, 2 Feb. 2022
That’s a diving suit that would be flexible but could still withstand enormous pressure.
—Eric A Powell, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2012
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Word History
First Known Use
1908, in the meaning defined above
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“Diving suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diving%20suit. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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