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Weight belts

Scope note

Belts worn to control a diver's buoyancy underwater onto which slotted lead weights can be slipped according to the diver's body size and weight and having a quick-release buckle for emergency discarding.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000210008

Term used for

belts, weight
weightbelt

Equivalent Terms used

weight belt

Created

13yrs ago

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