- frogman
- [ʹfrɒg|mən] n (pl -men [-{ʹfrɒg}mən])
1) легководолаз; водолаз-разведчик2) ныряльщик с аквалангом3) воен. водолаз-подрывник
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
frogman — scuba diver in rubber suit, 1945, from FROG (Cf. frog) (1) + MAN (Cf. man) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
frogman — ► NOUN ▪ a diver equipped with a rubber suit, flippers, and breathing equipment … English terms dictionary
frogman — [frôg′man΄] n. pl. frogmen [frôg′men΄] a person trained and equipped, as with a rubber suit and scuba apparatus, for underwater demolition, exploration, etc … English World dictionary
Frogman — This article is about a type of military diver. For other uses, see Frogman (disambiguation). A French frogman with bag on chest rebreather with 2 breathing tubes (model Oxygers , 1957) … Wikipedia
frogman — UK [ˈfrɒɡmən] / US [ˈfrɔɡmən] noun [countable] Word forms frogman : singular frogman plural frogmen UK [ˈfrɒɡmən] / US [ˈfrɔɡmən] someone who does police or military work under water using special clothes and equipment … English dictionary
frogman — [[t]frɒ̱gmən, AM frɔ͟ːg [/t]] frogmen N COUNT A frogman is someone whose job involves diving and working underwater, especially in order to mend or search for something. Frogmen wear special rubber suits and shoes, and carry equipment to help… … English dictionary
Frogman (disambiguation) — Frogman has a number of meanings:In diving*Frogman is a popular term for a scuba diver, particularly in military and other combat type operations. *Frogman was a tradename used by Siebe Gorman for a brand of diver s drysuit in the 1960s and… … Wikipedia
Frogman (Oz character) — The Frogman is a man sized frog who appears as a character in some of L. Frank Baum s Oz books. He is first introduced in The Lost Princess of Oz . He was once an ordinary Frog, and his similarity to Professor Woggle Bug is rather clear, though… … Wikipedia
frogman — noun Date: 1945 a person equipped (as with face mask, flippers, and air supply) for extended periods of underwater swimming; especially a person so equipped for military reconnaissance and demolition … New Collegiate Dictionary
frogman — /frog man , meuhn, frawg /, n., pl. frogmen / men , meuhn/. a swimmer specially equipped with air tanks, wet suit, diving mask, etc., for underwater demolition, salvage, military operations, scientific exploration, etc. [1940 45; FROG1 + MAN1] *… … Universalium
frogman — noun a) A diver, especially one in a diving suit (as opposed to one in scuba gear). b) A US Navy SEAL … Wiktionary