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аквала́нг — meaning in English

akvalang

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English meaning

  • aqualung noun A piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by divers to allow them to breathe underwater.
  • scuba noun Diving equipment consisting of a compressed-air tank and regulator, allowing a diver to breathe underwater independently.

Senses

аквала́нг is used for these senses in English:

  • aqualung (underwater diving) A piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by divers to allow them to breathe underwater.
  • scuba (underwater diving) An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding compressed, filtered air and a regulator which delivers the air to the diver at ambient pressure which can be used underwater.

scuba — full definition

  1. noun Diving equipment consisting of a compressed-air tank and regulator, allowing a diver to breathe underwater independently.
  2. verb To dive using scuba equipment.

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