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| diving suit |
any of various outfits worn by underwater divers, esp. a heavy, sealed garment with a detachable helmet that supplies pumped air. |
| 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. |
| the bends |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a serious, sometimes fatal condition of divers who ascend too rapidly, resulting from the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the bloodstream; decompression sickness. |
| wet suit |
a tightfitting one-piece rubber suit worn by skin divers for warmth. |
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