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| airline |
a tube or hose used to carry air to where it will be used, as to a deep-sea diver. [1/2 definitions] |
| bathyscaph |
a small, self-contained deep-sea research submarine with a spherical observation chamber mounted under the hull. |
| bathysphere |
a spherical diving chamber used for studying deep-sea life. |
| decompression |
the act or process of decompressing or being decompressed, as in deep-sea diving. [1/2 definitions] |
| grenadier |
any of a variety of deep-sea fishes having an elongated tapering tail without a tail fin; rat-tail. [1/2 definitions] |
| inbred |
deep-seated as a result of early training, experience, or inheritance. [1/2 definitions] |
| lantern fish |
any of several deep-sea fishes with luminescent organs along the side of the body. |
| rapture of the deep |
the early stage of nitrogen narcosis, a condition experienced by deep-sea divers under increased air pressure that resembles the sensation of intoxication. |
| rat-tail |
any of several deep-sea fishes with a large head and a long, tapering tail; grenadier. |
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