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a close-fitting rubber garment worn by a skin diver in cold water that allows a thin, insulating layer of water to collect between the diver's skin and the suit in order to retain body heat.[1950-55]
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wet 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 … From formal English to slang
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wet 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,… … Moby Thesaurus
wet suit — n. diving suit, tight fitting rubber suit worn to keep the body warm while participating in water sports … English contemporary dictionary
wet 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
