"survival suit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: survival suits [plural]
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  1. Synonym of immersion suit. Synonyms: immersion suit [synonym, synonym-of] Translations (Translations): pelastuspuku (Finnish), гидрокостюм (gidrokostjum) (Russian)

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