Aqua-Lung

American  

[ak-wuh-luhng, ah-kwuh-] / ˈæk wəˌlʌŋ, ˈɑ kwə- /

Or Aqua Lung

Trademark.

1. a brand of underwater breathing apparatus for a swimmer or skin-diver, consisting of a cylinder of compressed air that is strapped to the back, a flexible tube connecting the cylinder with the swimmer's mouth, and an automatic pressure regulator that controls the flow of air into the lungs.

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Example Sentences

Jacques Cousteau helped invent the Aqua-Lung, an early version of the scuba breathing gear now used by divers everywhere.

From NewsForKids.net • Mar. 25, 2024

Last week a Methodist minister and sometime oceanographer from Kansas City donned an Aqua-Lung and plunged into the Dead Sea�avowedly in search of the lost cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the developer of the Aqua-Lung, he set divers free to roam in the kingdom of the fish.

From Time Magazine Archive

American licensee for Cousteau's Aqua-Lung, tripled from 1957 to 1959, are expected to soar another 75% in 1960 alone.

From Time Magazine Archive

In addition to controlling the Aqua-Lung patents, he runs on the side a film company, dubbed Associated Sharks as his own wry commentary on the ethics of the trade.

From Time Magazine Archive