Synonyms for bathyscaphe

Grammar : Noun

Spell : bath-uh-skeyf, -skaf

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæθ əˌskeɪf, -ˌskæf

Définition of bathyscaphe

Origin : "diving apparatus for reaching great depths," 1947, name coined by its inventor, Swiss "scientific extremist" Prof. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962), from Greek bathys "deep" (see benthos) + skaphe "light boat, skiff" (see skaphoid).

As in diving bell : noun one-person diving apparatus

Example sentences :

Why assume that whatever attacked the bathyscaphe did it of its own accord?
Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster

I'm talking about the bathyscaphe that ought to be in Manila any day now.
Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster

The yacht seemed to tiptoe away from the scene of the bathyscaphe's destruction.
Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster

And maybe you should tell them about the Pelorus and the bathyscaphe.
Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster

"I'm trying to picture myself going down in a bathyscaphe," said Terry hastily.
Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster

They're sending the bathyscaphe down unmanned, to test all apparatus before a manned dive.
Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster

"The Pelorus says she'll be ready to send the bathyscaphe down for a test dive in two hours," he reported.
Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster

The yacht went past no more than fifty yards away, just as the bathyscaphe left the water and swung clear.
Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster

The bathyscaphe had cost more money than is usually allotted to most scientific researchers, and now it was smashed.
Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster

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