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bathyscaphe

[bath-uh-skeyf, -skaf] / ˈbæθ əˌskeɪf, -ˌskæf /
NOUN
diving bell
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A bathyscaphe is a self-propelled submersible used in deep-sea dives.

From Seattle Times Nov. 20, 2023

The bathyscaphe had been built to withstand more than 1,000 times the pressure at sea level, but it had never been tested to its limits at these kinds of depths until now.

From BBC Nov. 18, 2023

He too will have to descend in bathyscaphe if he is to keep even the friendliest papers interested in photos of his working life.

From The Guardian Jul. 29, 2019

Below, Walsh describes the final adjustments made to their bathyscaphe, Trieste, during the test dives leading up to the big event, and recounts the excitement and tension he experienced during the dive itself.

From Scientific American Apr. 1, 2014

Yet there is still not a bathyscaphe or diving bell.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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