Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A diver's water-tight suit, with devices for assuring a supply of air; diving-armor.
- noun [capitalized] [NL.] A genus of tectibranchiate gastropods, typical of the family Scaphandridæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The case, or impermeable apparel, in which a diver can work while under water.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun dated A kind of
diving suit .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek σκάφος (skaphos, "anything hollowed") + ἀνήρ (anēr, "a man"): compare French scaphandre.
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Examples
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Why didn't you bring a scaphander and an air pump?
All Around the Moon Jules Verne 1866
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