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aqualung
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aqualung
breathing apparatus used by divers, etc., consisting of a mouthpiece attached to air cylinders strapped to the back

aqualung [′ak·wə‚ləŋ]
(engineering)
A self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba) of the demand or open-circuit type developed by J.Y. Cousteau.


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Leave the bulky aqua-lung at home with this compact, battery powered, easy-to-use underwater diving system.
He was also an environmentalist and inventor who co-developed the Aqua-Lung, created a one-man jet-propelled submarine and helped start the first manned undersea colonies.
By the same token, you may see aqua-lung divers attaching cables to long-forgotten submerged logs in mill ponds next to sawmills and waterways around the Northwest.
 
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