diving bell

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noun

a chamber with an open bottom in which persons can go underwater without special apparatus, water being excluded from the upper part by compressed air fed in by a hose.

Origin of diving bell

First recorded in 1655–65

Words nearby diving bell

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Example sentences from the Web for diving bell

The “aquatic kettle” was doubtless the embryo of the diving-bell.

Under the Waves |R M Ballantyne
As the water is very seldom more than a couple of feet deep, a diving-bell would be of little service.

Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining |John S. Hittell
Isambard and Gravatt descended with the diving-bell, and stood upon the tails of Nos. 10, 11, and 12.

The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer |Isambard Brunel
At some pearl-fisheries, the diving-bell is employed, which in some degree obviates some of the dangers before stated.

Popular Technology; Volume 2 |Edward Hazen

Its subaqueous nest is in fact a sort of diving-bell, and constitutes a secure and most ingenious habitation.

Insect Architecture |James Rennie

British Dictionary definitions for diving bell

diving bell

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an early diving submersible having an open bottom and being supplied with compressed air

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British Dictionary definitions for diving bell

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diving bell

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