bottom time

noun

The total amount of time, calculated in minutes, from the beginning of a descent underwater to the beginning of an ascent above-water.

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Meanings

nounbottom time (countable and uncountable, plural bottom times)

plural bottom times

  1. countableuncountabledivingThe total amount of time, calculated in minutes, from the beginning of a descent underwater to the beginning of an ascent above-water.
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