benthoscope


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benthoscope

(ˈbɛnθəˌskəʊp)
n
a deep-sea diving vessel
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benthoscope

an apparatus for surveying the depths or bottom of the sea.
See also: Depth, Sea
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A few weeks later the American Otis Barton's improved version of the bathysphere, called a benthoscope, reached 4,518 ft (1,377 m).
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