wet suit

  • 1wet suit — wet suits also wetsuit N COUNT A wet suit is a close fitting rubber suit which an underwater swimmer wears in order to keep their body warm …

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  • 2wet'suit — noun A suit for wearing in water, which allows water to pass through but retains body heat • • • Main Entry: ↑wet …

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  • 3wet suit — wet′ suit n. spo a close fitting rubber or rubberlike suit worn for body warmth, as by scuba divers or surfers • Etymology: 1950–55 …

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  • 4wet suit — n. a closefitting, usually one piece suit of rubber, esp. of foam neoprene, worn as by skin divers for warmth: also written wetsuit n …

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  • 5wet suit — n ↑surfboard, ↑wetsuit a tight piece of clothing, usually made of rubber, worn by people who are swimming, ↑surfing etc in the sea …

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  • 6wet suit — noun a close fitting garment made of a permeable material; worn in cold water (as by skin divers) to retain body heat • Hypernyms: ↑garment * * * noun : a close fitting suit made of material (as sponge rubber) that water will go through but that… …

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  • 7Wet Suit (G.I. Joe) — Infobox G.I. Joe character name = Wet Suit caption = affiliation = G.I. Joe function = SEAL realname = Brian M. Forrest birthplace = Myrtle Beach, South Carolina serial = RA701548793 rank = E 5 primaryMOS = SEAL secondaryMOS = UDT subgroup =… …

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  • 8wet suit — Synonyms and related words: air cylinder, aqualung, aquascope, bathing suit, bathyscaphe, bathysphere, benthoscope, bikini, diving bell, diving boat, diving chamber, diving goggles, diving helmet, diving hood, diving mask, diving suit, maillot,… …

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  • 9wet suit — n. diving suit, tight fitting rubber suit worn to keep the body warm while participating in water sports …

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  • 10wet suit — noun Date: 1955 a close fitting suit made of material (as sponge rubber) that traps a thin layer of water against the body to retain body heat and that is worn (as by a skin diver) especially in cold water …

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