First Known Use: 1881
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aquanaut
noun aqua·naut \ˈä-kwə-ˌnȯt, ˈa-, -ˌnät\
Definition of AQUANAUT
: a scuba diver who lives and operates both inside and outside an underwater shelter for an extended period
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Origin of AQUANAUT
Latin aqua + English -naut (as in aeronaut)
Rhymes with AQUANAUT
aeronaut, aliquot, angle shot, apparat, apricot, argonaut, astronaut, beauty spot, bergamot, booster shot, burning ghat, cachalot, Camelot, caveat, carry-cot, chamber pot, chimney pot, coffeepot, cosmonaut, counterplot, doodley-squat, floreat, flowerpot, flying spot, follow shot, gallipot, granny knot, guillemot, Gujarat, hit the spot, honeypot, Hottentot, Huguenot, juggernaut, kilowatt, Lancelot, like a shot, lobster pot, megawatt, melting pot, microdot, monocot, monoglot, noble rot, Nouakchott, ocelot, on the spot, overshot, paraquat, parking lot, passing shot, patriot, pepper pot, peridot, piping hot, polka dot, polyglot, running knot, samizdat, sansculotte, scattershot, scot and lot, shoulder knot, single knot, Southern blot, stopper knot, surgeon's knot, terawatt, tie the knot, tommyrot, touch-me-not, tracking shot, turkey trot, underplot, undershot, Western blot, Windsor knot, Wyandot, wyandotte
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