dry suit

Definition of dry suit

: a close-fitting air-insulated waterproof suit for divers

Examples of dry suit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Friedrich layered up with wet and dry suits plus skin pants, but his face was exposed and his lips went numb in five minutes. — Laura Mallonee, Wired, "You Can’t Take This Photo: The Colossal Underbelly of an Iceberg," 10 Feb. 2020 Design of the first dry suit is credited to Bill Barada of Los Angeles, also in the early 1950s. — Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com, "After fire, divers worry that burst of regulations will restrain free-spirited sport," 10 Sep. 2019 Two of them wore sweatshirts, and one had a dry suit. — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Oostburg teens' ski trip across Lake Michigan wasn't the first; trio did it in 1962," 30 Aug. 2019 And don’t worry: While the water stays a cool 34-degrees Fahrenheit, you’ll be snuggly wrapped up in a dry suit. — Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Best Things to Do in Iceland: Our Definitive List," 16 Aug. 2019 Munch, who paddles dressed in thick neoprene boots and a dry suit, shipped resupply packages of food to post offices and outfitters 150 to 200 miles apart along his route. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "This Wisconsin man is traveling 870 miles from Duluth to the Arctic Ocean all in a stand-up paddleboard," 26 June 2019 As helmets are standard on rocky stretches and dry suits assist on colder waters, drowning is still a remote possibility, which is why commercial trips and river guides still have such long waivers. — Peter Reese, Popular Mechanics, "Five Things to Know Before Running a Wild River," 11 Aug. 2017 The dry suit worked well, keeping me warm and dry, for the most part - but my face was in the water; my hands got cold, too. — Susan Glaser, cleveland.com, "Iceland Travel Blog: Snorkeling in glacial water between two continents (photos)," 9 May 2018 The high-tech dry suits, all fail-safe zippers and rubber cuffs, can take two people to wrangle into place. — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, "‘Extremely dangerous’: For rescuers, icy Potomac presents an opportunity — and hazards," 6 Jan. 2018

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“Dry suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20suit. Accessed 12 Jul. 2020.

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