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DIVING DRESS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sports Equipment and Accessories
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diving dress
1, record 1, English, diving%20dress
correct, archaic
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A weighted and hermetically sealed garment supplied with air; worn by underwater divers. 2, record 1, English, - diving%20dress
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Standard diving dress consists of a copper, brass or bronze diving helmet, an umbilical cord to the surface-supplied diving air pump, a canvas diving suit and lead boots. 3, record 1, English, - diving%20dress
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Standard diving dress is now obsolete but is historically interesting. 3, record 1, English, - diving%20dress
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
By 1828 the device evolved into Deane's patented diving dress, the unit considered of a heavy suit to protect the diver from the cold, a helmet with viewing ports connected to the divers waist. The helmet had a connection for air to be pumped from the surface and the excess vented out the bottom of the hat. 4, record 1, English, - diving%20dress
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et accessoires de sport
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- scaphandre pieds lourds
1, record 1, French, scaphandre%20pieds%20lourds
correct, masculine noun, archaic
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Jusqu'en 1943, il était dangereux sinon impossible d'évoluer librement sous l'eau, les scaphandres «pieds lourds» utilisés à cette époque étaient reliés à un bateau par un «cordon ombilical» qui amenait de façon plus ou moins régulière l'air sous pression au plongeur. La lourdeur de scaphandre rendait le déplacement difficile. 1, record 1, French, - scaphandre%20pieds%20lourds
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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