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frogman — scuba diver in rubber suit, 1945, from FROG (Cf. frog) (1) + MAN (Cf. man) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
frogman — ► NOUN ▪ a diver equipped with a rubber suit, flippers, and breathing equipment … English terms dictionary
frogman — [frôg′man΄] n. pl. frogmen [frôg′men΄] a person trained and equipped, as with a rubber suit and scuba apparatus, for underwater demolition, exploration, etc … English World dictionary
Frogman — This article is about a type of military diver. For other uses, see Frogman (disambiguation). A French frogman with bag on chest rebreather with 2 breathing tubes (model Oxygers , 1957) … Wikipedia
frogman — UK [ˈfrɒɡmən] / US [ˈfrɔɡmən] noun [countable] Word forms frogman : singular frogman plural frogmen UK [ˈfrɒɡmən] / US [ˈfrɔɡmən] someone who does police or military work under water using special clothes and equipment … English dictionary
Frogman (disambiguation) — Frogman has a number of meanings:In diving*Frogman is a popular term for a scuba diver, particularly in military and other combat type operations. *Frogman was a tradename used by Siebe Gorman for a brand of diver s drysuit in the 1960s and… … Wikipedia
Frogman (Oz character) — The Frogman is a man sized frog who appears as a character in some of L. Frank Baum s Oz books. He is first introduced in The Lost Princess of Oz . He was once an ordinary Frog, and his similarity to Professor Woggle Bug is rather clear, though… … Wikipedia
frogman — noun Date: 1945 a person equipped (as with face mask, flippers, and air supply) for extended periods of underwater swimming; especially a person so equipped for military reconnaissance and demolition … New Collegiate Dictionary
frogman — /frog man , meuhn, frawg /, n., pl. frogmen / men , meuhn/. a swimmer specially equipped with air tanks, wet suit, diving mask, etc., for underwater demolition, salvage, military operations, scientific exploration, etc. [1940 45; FROG1 + MAN1] *… … Universalium
frogman — noun a) A diver, especially one in a diving suit (as opposed to one in scuba gear). b) A US Navy SEAL … Wiktionary
