AQUA-LUNG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aqua-Lung mean? 

• AQUA-LUNG (noun)
  The noun AQUA-LUNG has 1 sense:

1. a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

  Familiarity information: AQUA-LUNG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AQUA-LUNG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Aqua-Lung; aqualung; scuba

Hypernyms ("Aqua-Lung" is a kind of...):

breathing apparatus; breathing device; breathing machine; ventilator (a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure)

Meronyms (parts of "Aqua-Lung"):

cylinder (a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air)

oxygen mask (a breathing device that is placed over the mouth and nose; supplies oxygen from an attached storage tank)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)