bath|y|sphere

bath|y|sphere
bath|y|sphere «BATH uh sfihr», noun.
a watertight steel ball with observation windows, lowered by cables from a ship, formerly used to study the depths of the sea and deep-sea life.
[< Greek bathýs deep + English sphere]

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