diving bell

noun

An airtight chamber, open at the bottom, that is lowered on a cable underwater to operate as a base or a means of transport for a diver or a small number of divers.

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Meanings

noundiving bell (plural diving bells)

plural diving bells · alternative diving-bell

  1. An airtight chamber, open at the bottom, that is lowered on a cable underwater to operate as a base or a means of transport for a diver or a small number of divers.

Translations

Bulgarian кесон
  • кесон (keson)airtight chamber used by divers
Catalan campana de busseig
  • campana de busseigairtight chamber used by divers
Czech potápěčský zvon
  • potápěčský zvonairtight chamber used by divers
Danish dykkerklokke
  • dykkerklokkeairtight chamber used by divers
Dutch duikerklok
  • duikerklokairtight chamber used by divers
Finnish sukelluskello
  • sukelluskelloairtight chamber used by divers
French cloche de plongée
  • cloche de plongéeairtight chamber used by divers
German Taucherglocke
  • Taucherglockeairtight chamber used by divers
Greek καταδυτικός κώδων
  • καταδυτικός κώδων (katadytikós kódon)airtight chamber used by divers
Italian campana subacquea
  • campana subacqueaairtight chamber used by divers
Korean 잠수종
  • 잠수종 (jamsujong)airtight chamber used by divers
Polish keson, dzwon nurkowy
  • kesonairtight chamber used by divers
  • dzwon nurkowyairtight chamber used by divers
Romanian clopot scufundător
  • clopot scufundătorairtight chamber used by divers
Russian водола́зный ко́локол, водола́зный ку́пол
  • водола́зный ко́локол (vodoláznyj kólokol)airtight chamber used by divers
  • водола́зный ку́пол (vodoláznyj kúpol)airtight chamber used by divers
Swedish dykarklocka
  • dykarklockaairtight chamber used by divers
Turkish dalgıç çanı
  • dalgıç çanıairtight chamber used by divers
Ukrainian водола́зний дзвін
  • водола́зний дзвін (vodoláznyj dzvin)airtight chamber used by divers
Welsh cloch blymio
  • cloch blymioairtight chamber used by divers
Cite this entry
APA

diving bell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diving%20bell

MLA

“diving bell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diving%20bell. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diving bell,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diving%20bell.

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