aqualung

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aqualung

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Aqualung was the original name for the first open-circuit SCUBA diving equipment by Emile Gagnan and Jacques Cousteau in 1943. From aqua- + lung.

noun aqualungs

A piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by divers to allow them to breathe underwater.

verb aqualungs · aqualunging · aqualunged

To scuba dive.

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noun diving equipment — see also scuba

日本語	アクアラング akuarangu
中文	水肺 shuǐfèi
Português	aqualung
Deutsch	Aqualunge, Drucklufttauchgerät, DTG, Tauchgerät
Русский	аквала́нг akvaláng

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@misc{aqualung_2026,
  title = {aqualung},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aqualung},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}