Diving Suit (Noun)
Meaning
A weighted and hermetically sealed garment supplied with air; worn by underwater divers.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The deep-sea diver carefully put on her diving suit and checked the oxygen supply before jumping into the icy waters.
- To descend safely to the ocean floor, he had to wear a specially designed diving suit that could withstand immense pressure.
- The rescue team quickly brought up the divers, who were trapped underwater for hours, but their diving suits had maintained a safe internal pressure.
- A diving suit also protects the wearer from potentially hazardous marine life, such as jellyfish and other venomous creatures.
- The historical diving suit on display at the museum was an early version of the modern suits used by scuba divers today.