surface-supplied diving

noun

A form of deep diving using an umbilical that supplies air, power and communications from the surface to the diver, who wears a diving helmet.

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Meanings

nounsurface-supplied diving (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA form of deep diving using an umbilical that supplies air, power and communications from the surface to the diver, who wears a diving helmet.

Origin

From surface + supply + diving.

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

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