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underwater archaeology
(encz) | underwater archaeology, n: |
underwater archeology
(encz) | underwater archeology, n: |
underwater diver
(encz) | underwater diver, n: |
Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
(gcide) | Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus \Self`-con*tained"
Underwater Breathing Apparatus\, n.
A portable device to allow divers to breathe while under
water, consisting of one or two tanks of compressed air which
are strapped onto the back of the diver, and are connected by
tubing to a mouthpiece through which the diver receives the
air from the tanks at rate adjustable by a valve; -- called
also SCUBA, SCUBA gear, or SCUBA apparatus.
[PJC] |
underwater mine
(gcide) | marine mine \ma*rine" mine`\, n. (Mil.)
A military explosive device designed to be placed on or under
the surface of a body of water, and to explode when ships
pass nearby or come in contact with it. Its function is to
destroy enemy ships or deny hostile naval forces access to
certain areas of the sea, usually near the shoreline. Also
called underwater mine and floating mine, and previously
referred to as a torpedo (See torpedo[2]
(a) ).
[PJC] |
naval underwater warfare center
(wn) | Naval Underwater Warfare Center
n 1: the agency that provides scientific and engineering and
technical support for submarine and undersea warfare
systems [syn: Naval Underwater Warfare Center, NUWC] |
underwater archaeology
(wn) | underwater archaeology
n 1: the archeology of underwater sites [syn: {marine
archeology}, marine archaeology, underwater archeology,
underwater archaeology] |
underwater archeology
(wn) | underwater archeology
n 1: the archeology of underwater sites [syn: {marine
archeology}, marine archaeology, underwater archeology,
underwater archaeology] |
underwater diver
(wn) | underwater diver
n 1: someone who works underwater [syn: diver, frogman,
underwater diver] |
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