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aqualung

Aqualung (noun) means a piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by divers to allow them to breathe underwater.

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A piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by divers to allow them to breathe underwater.
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Etymology

Aqualung was the original name for the first open-circuit SCUBA diving equipment by Emile Gagnan and Jacques Cousteau in 1943. From aqua- + lung.

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"aqualung" (noun) means a piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by divers to allow them to breathe underwater.

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