Diver
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Diver or divers can refer to:
- DivingDivingDiving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
, the sport of performing acrobatics while jumping or falling into water- :Category:Divers
- Underwater divingUnderwater divingUnderwater diving is the practice of going underwater, either with breathing apparatus or by breath-holding .Recreational diving is a popular activity...
- :Category:Underwater divers
- Scuba divingScuba divingScuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....
, in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater - Surface supplied divingSurface supplied divingSurface supplied diving refers to divers using equipment supplied with breathing gas using a diver's umbilical from the surface, either from the shore or from a diving support vessel sometimes indirectly via a diving bell...
, in which a diver uses an umbilical to breathe
Animals
- LoonLoonThe loons or divers are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Eurasia...
s, or divers, a group of aquatic birds found in parts of North America and northern Eurasia - One of two New Zealand fish:
- New Zealand sand diverNew Zealand sand diverThe New Zealand sand diver, Tewara cranwellae, is a sandburrower, the only species in the genus Tewara, found all around New Zealand to depths of about 5 m, on sandy or gravelly bottoms...
- Long-finned sand diverLong-finned sand diverThe long-finned sand diver or tommyfish, Limnichthys polyactis, is a sandburrower of the genus Limnichthys, found all around the North Island of New Zealand to depths of about 5 m, on sandy or gravelly bottoms...
- New Zealand sand diver
People
- An English spelling of an Irish surname prevalent in Northern County DonegalCounty DonegalCounty Donegal is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal. Donegal County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland - Alfred DiverAlfred DiverAlfred John Day Diver was an English cricketer whose career spanned the 1843 season to the 1866 season...
(1823–1876), English cricketer - Bridget DiverBridget DiverBridget Divers was also known as "Irish Biddy." She was with her husband in the American Civil War. She was a watch guard and when she saw wounded soldiers, she would bring them into a cabin and nurse them. Her husband was in the First Michigan Cavalry. She had two government horses carried in...
, watch guard in the American Civil War - Colin DiverColin DiverColin Diver is the president of Reed College in Portland, Oregon He was named the college's 14th president on October 5, 2002, replacing acting president Peter Steinberger, dean of Faculty, and succeeding Steven Koblik, who departed Reed College to run the Huntington Library in San Marino,...
, president of Reed College in Portland, Oregon, USA - Danny Diver, former manager of East Stirlingshire Football CLub
- Joe DiverJoe DiverJoe Diver is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry, with whom he has won a National League title. Diver plays his club football for Bellaghy Wolfe Tones, and has won the Derry Senior Football Championship ? times with the club....
, Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Derry - Stuart DiverStuart DiverStuart Diver is a ski instructor and was the sole survivor of the 1997 Thredbo landslide.At 11.35pm on 30 July 1997, 3500 tons of rock and mud slid down the side of Thredbo taking two ski lodges with it. The landslide killed 18 people, one of whom was Diver's wife, Sally...
, ski instructor, sole survivor of the 1997 Thredbo landslide - Teri DiverTeri DiverTeri Diver was an American pornstar and director. She died of an accidental drug overdose.- Biography :Diver starred in over 200 movies in the 1990s....
(1971–2001), American porn star and director - William DiverWilliam DiverWilliam Diver was the founder of the Columbia School of Linguistics, named after the university in New York where he taught linguistics from 1955 through 1989, and where he received his Ph.D. in comparative Indo-European linguistics...
(1921–1995), founder of the Columbia School of Linguistics - Edward DiversEdward DiversEdward Divers FRS was a British experimental chemist who rose to prominence despite being visually impaired from young age. Between 1873 and 1899, Divers lived and worked in Japan and significantly contributed to the science and education of that country.-Biography:Divers was born in London and...
(1837–1912), British chemist
Other uses
- V-1 flying bombV-1 flying bombThe V-1 flying bomb, also known as the Buzz Bomb or Doodlebug, was an early pulse-jet-powered predecessor of the cruise missile....
, code named "diver" by the British World War II armed forces- Operation DiverOperation DiverOperation Diver was the British codename for their countermeasures against the V-1 flying bomb campaign launched by the German Luftwaffe in 1944 against London and other parts of Britain...
, the British countermeasures against the German V-1 flying bomb campaign
- Operation Diver
- Diver (Transformers)Diver (Transformers)Diver is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers universe and major characters in their respective anime series. Both are heroic characters who specialize in underwater combat.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
, several characters in the Transformers universe - Diver (vinyl)Diver (vinyl)Diver is a 7" vinyl EP A Wilhelm Scream released in early 2006. It was entitled Diver because that is the title of first song on the vinyl. The song "Diver" was recorded during the Mute Print sessions, but the song didn't make it to the full length...
, a 7" song album by A Wilhelm Scream, released in early 2006 - divers, an old adjective meaning "many, various".
- Divers handsDivers handsDivers Hands is an archaic phrase used to refer to a project that has been contributed to by many people. Divers is a word of Latin origin that is still commonly used in modern French language; it literally means "many and varied". This usage of the word Divers can be found in the Bible and other...
, an archaic phrase used to say that a project has been contributed to by many people
- Divers hands
- As an automatic translation of Dutch duiker, which can also mean the small antelope called a duikerDuikerA duiker is any of about 21 small to medium-sized antelope species from the subfamily Cephalophinae native to Sub-Saharan Africa.Duikers are shy and elusive creatures with a fondness for dense cover; most are forest dwellers and even the species living in more open areas are quick to disappear...