Word info

Prieur

Proper noun

Meaning

Prieur (plural Prieurs)

A surname from French.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A couple were charged with arson and murder and further investigation revealed that both the accused - Major Alain Mafart and Captain Dominique Prieur - were French secret agents. Source: Internet

Broussard was one of the first men who Cousteau trained in the GRS. citation ** Yves Le Prieur invents a new version of his breathing set. Source: Internet

Le Prieur's design was the first autonomous breathing device used by the first scuba diving clubs in history - Racleurs de fond founded by Glenn Orr in California in 1933, and Club des sous-l'eau founded by Le Prieur himself in Paris in 1935. Source: Internet

The first open-circuit scuba system was devised in 1925 by Yves Le Prieur in France. Source: Internet

The "Fernez-Le Prieur" diving apparatus was demonstrated at the swimming pool of Tourelles in Paris in 1926. Source: Internet

The unit consisted of a cylinder of compressed air carried on the back of the diver, connected to a pressure regulator designed by Le Prieur adjusted manually by the diver, with two gauges, one for tank pressure and one for output (supply) pressure. Source: Internet

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