Phrase guide

diving bell

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An airtight chamber, open at the bottom, that is lowered on a cable underwater to operate as a base or a means of transport for a diver or a small number of divers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

diving apparatus for underwater work; has an open bottom and is supplied with compressed air

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: submersible

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: кесон (keson) — airtight chamber used by divers
  • Catalan: campana de busseig — airtight chamber used by divers
  • Czech: potápěčský zvon — airtight chamber used by divers
  • Danish: dykkerklokke — airtight chamber used by divers
  • Dutch: duikerklok — airtight chamber used by divers
  • Finnish: sukelluskello — airtight chamber used by divers
  • French: cloche de plongée — airtight chamber used by divers
  • German: Taucherglocke — airtight chamber used by divers
  • Greek: καταδυτικός κώδων (katadytikós kódon) — airtight chamber used by divers
  • Italian: campana subacquea — airtight chamber used by divers
  • Korean: 잠수종 (jamsujong) — airtight chamber used by divers
  • Polish: keson — airtight chamber used by divers
  • Polish: dzwon nurkowy — airtight chamber used by divers
  • Romanian: clopot scufundător — airtight chamber used by divers
  • Russian: водола́зный ко́локол (vodoláznyj kólokol) — airtight chamber used by divers
  • Russian: водола́зный ку́пол (vodoláznyj kúpol) — airtight chamber used by divers
  • Swedish: dykarklocka — airtight chamber used by divers
  • Turkish: dalgıç çanı — airtight chamber used by divers
  • Ukrainian: водола́зний дзвін (vodoláznyj dzvin) — airtight chamber used by divers
  • Welsh: cloch blymio — airtight chamber used by divers