COUSTEAU

Meaning of COUSTEAU in English

Cous ‧ teau, Jacques /kuːˈstəʊ, ʒæk $ ʒɑːk/ BrE AmE

(1910–97) a French underwater ↑ explorer , famous for making films about the plants and animals that live in the sea. He also helped to invent the ↑ aqualung .

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COUSTEAU — biographical name Jacques-Yves 1910-1997 French marine explorer
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COUSTEAU — /kooh stoh"/ , n. Jacques Yves /zhahk eev/ , 1910-97, French naval officer, author, and underseas explorer: developed the Aqua-Lung.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUSTEAU — n. family name; Jacques Yves Cousteau (1910-1997), French filmmaker author and underwater explorer, co-inventor of the Aqualung (form of scuba …
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COUSTEAU — biographical name Jacques-Yves 1910-1997 French marine explorer
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COUSTEAU — Cousteau BrE AmE ˈkuːst əʊ AmE ku ˈstoʊ —French [ ku sto \]
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COUSTEAU — n. Кусто
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COUSTEAU — n. Кусто
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COUSTEAU — n. Pronunciation: kü- ' st ō Function: biographical name Jacques-Yves 1910-1997 Fr. marine explorer
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COUSTEAU, JACQUES-YVES — born June 11, 1910, Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France died June 25, 1997, Paris French ocean explorer. A navy officer, he coinvented the …
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JACQUES YVES COUSTEAU — n. (1910-1997) French underwater explorer and filmmaker author, co-inventor of the Aqualung (form of scuba equipment)
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JACQUES COUSTEAU — n. Jacques Yves Cousteau (1910-1997), French filmmaker author and underwater explorer, co-inventor of the Aqualung (form of scuba equipment)
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COUSTEAU, JACQUES-YVES — born June 11, 1910, Saint-Andr-de-Cubzac, France died June 25, 1997, Paris Cousteau French naval officer and ocean explorer, known for …
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COUSTEAU, JACQUES — Cous ‧ teau, Jacques /kuːˈstəʊ, ʒæk $ ʒɑːk/ BrE AmE (1910–97) a French underwater ↑ explorer , famous for making …
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COUSTEAU, JACQUES-YVES — born June 11, 1910, Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France died June 25, 1997, Paris French ocean explorer. A navy officer, he coinvented the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
YVES — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bonnefoy Yves Cousteau Jacques Yves Klein Yves Montand Yves Saint Laurent Yves Henri Donat …
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SCUBA DIVING — Swimming done underwater with a self-contained underwater-breathing apparatus (scuba), as opposed to skin diving, which requires only a snorkel, goggles, …
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY — U.S. scientific society founded in 1888 in Washington, D.C., by a small group of eminent explorers and scientists "for the …
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JACQUES — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Jacques Fournier Besson Jacques Bossuet Jacques Bénigne Brel Jacques Brissot de Warville Jacques Pierre …
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JOKER — ˈjōkə(r) noun ( -s ) 1. a. : a person given to joking : jester , humorist , wag a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAPTURE OF THE DEEP — Pathol. See nitrogen narcosis . [ 1950-55; coined by J. Y. Cousteau as a trans. of the F phrase ivresse …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDERWATER DIVING — also called underwater swimming, swimming done underwater either with a minimum of equipment, as in skin diving (free diving) or …
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UNDERSEA EXPLORATION — the investigation and description of the ocean waters and the seafloor and of the Earth beneath. Additional reading The classical …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: OBITUARY
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY — American scientific society founded (1888) in Washington, D.C., by a small group of eminent explorers and scientists for the increase …
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MALLE, LOUIS — born Oct. 30, 1932, Thumeries, France died Nov. 23, 1995, Beverly Hills, Calif., U.S. eclectic French motion-picture director whose films …
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CARMICHAEL, LEONARD — born Nov. 9, 1898, Philadelphia died Sept. 16, 1973, Washington, D.C. U.S. psychologist and educator who, as secretary of the …
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CARIBBEAN SEA — suboceanic basin of the western Atlantic Ocean, situated north of the Equator in the Western Hemisphere and washing the northern …
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SUB-AQUA — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Cheap swimming goggles fit Whopperbears but don't let it be tempted to go sub-aqua ! …
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SEAFOOD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fish/seafood restaurant ▪ I went to a seafood restaurant by the pier for lunch. …
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HAPPY-GO-LUCKY — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Cousteau, barely in his twenties, was a happy-go-lucky youngster, always eager and willing and a …
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