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diving suit
noun
- any of various waterproof garments for underwater swimming or diving, especially one that is weighted, hermetically sealed, and supplied with air under pressure through a hose attached to a removable helmet.
diving suit
noun
- a waterproof suit used by divers, having a heavy detachable helmet and an air supply
Word History and Origins
Origin of diving suit1
Example Sentences
Once their air tanks, flippers and waterproof diving suits were secured, they slipped beneath the cold water and, flashlights in hand, disappeared into the darkness.
In the late 1960s, he and a business partner, Hans Hess, developed a deep-sea diving suit and an aerodynamic ski-racing suit.
Mr. Keller’s record “saturation dive,” as it is known to divers, also led to major scientific and technological advances, including improvements to deep-sea diving suits.
When she broke the surface of the water, men in diving suits were there.
But he fled a hotel, leaving behind phones, a laptop and a diving suit, and somehow dashed back to Canada.
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