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diving bell

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diving bell
n.
A large vessel for underwater work, open on the bottom and supplied with air under pressure.
diving bell
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) an early diving submersible having an open bottom and being supplied with compressed air
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Noun1.diving bell - diving apparatus for underwater workdiving bell - diving apparatus for underwater work; has an open bottom and is supplied with compressed air
submersible - an apparatus intended for use under water
Translations
diving bell n → campana da palombaro
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There he lies yet; and whoever desires to enrich himself by means of brass had better go thither with a diving bell, and fish up Talus.
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