noun
- deep-sea research vessels designed to withstand extreme water pressure at great ocean depths
Usage: nautical; plural of bathyscaphe
Examples
- The bathyscaphes descended to the ocean floor to study marine life.
- Scientists used bathyscaphes to explore the deepest trenches in the Pacific.
- Modern bathyscaphes are equipped with advanced cameras and sampling tools.
- The crew operated two bathyscaphes simultaneously during the research mission.
- These bathyscaphes can withstand pressures thousands of times greater than at sea level.
- Marine biologists rely on bathyscaphes to reach previously unexplored depths.