Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

immersion suit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: im-mer-sion -suit
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of waterproof suit intended to protect the wearer from hypothermia if immersed in cold water or otherwise exposed after abandoning a vessel, especially in the open ocean.

Example Sentences

"The captain did a safety drill. This covered where the emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) was located, how to make a mayday call, and where the fire extinguishers were. A crew member demonstrated how to put on an immersion suit. These survival suits are waterproof full-body garments with a hood and integral three-finger gloves and boots. They are bulky and hard to get on but far more likely to save your life in cold water than a lifejacket."

Inflected Forms

immersion suits (plural)

Synonyms

survival suit

Questions

What does immersion suit mean?: A kind of waterproof suit intended to protect the wearer from hypothermia if immersed in cold water or otherwise exposed after abandoning a vessel, especially in the open ocean.

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