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/ˈbæθɪˌsfɪə(ɹ)/
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ˈbæθɪˌsfɪə(ɹ)
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- GB
Noun
A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe.
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Noun
spherical deep diving apparatus (lowered by a cable) for underwater exploration
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