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AQUALUNG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does aqualung mean?
• AQUALUNG (noun)
The noun AQUALUNG has 1 sense:
1. a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
Familiarity information: AQUALUNG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("aqualung" is a kind of...):
breathing apparatus; breathing device; breathing machine; ventilator (a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure)
Meronyms (parts of "aqualung"):
cylinder (a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air)
oxygen mask (a breathing device that is placed over the mouth and nose; supplies oxygen from an attached storage tank)
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