aqualung
a kwuh luhng
- n a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
- Until Jacques-Yves Cousteau pioneered the aqualung, that world was barred to all but submariners and professional divers in clunky suits and helmets, sucking on air delivered by .
- As an adult, after completing France's prestigious Naval Academy, he poured that energy into inventing the aqualung, building the first manned undersea colonies, and floating for .
- Sean Connery returns as 007, equipped with a backpack jet and aqualung for all sorts of spectacular conquests by land, sea and air.