Plongeur
Plongeur, the French word for '' diver'' may refer to the following *The French submarine ''Plongeur'' *An employee charged with washing dishes Dishwashing, washing the dishes, doing the dishes, or washing up in Great Britain, is the process of cleaning cooking utensils, dishes, cutlery and other items to prevent foodborne illness. This is either achieved by hand in a sink using dish ...

French Submarine Plongeur
''Plongeur'' (French for "Diver") was a French submarine launched on 16 April 1863. She was the first submarine in the world to be propelled by mechanical (rather than human) power. Captain Siméon Bourgeois, who made the plans, and naval constructor Charles Brun began working on the design in 1859 at Rochefort. Design In 1859 the Board of Construction () called naval engineers for designs for a submarine and reviewed three, choosing that submitted by Siméon Bourgeois (later Admiral) and Charles Brun, naming the project ''Plongeur'' with the code name Q00. The submarine used a compressed-air engine, propelled by stored compressed air powering a reciprocating engine. The air was contained in 23 tanks holding air at 12.5  bar (1.25 MPa, 180 psi), taking up a huge amount of space (153 m³/5,403 ft³), and requiring the submarine to be of unprecedented size. The engine had a power of 60 kW (80 hp), and could propel the submarine for 5  ...
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French Language
French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French ( Francien) largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the ( Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French. French is an official language in 29 countries across multiple continents, most of which are members of the ''Organisation internationale de la Francophonie'' ...
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Diver (other)
Diver or divers may refer to: *Diving (sport), the sport of performing acrobatics while jumping or falling into water *Practitioner of underwater diving, including: **scuba diving, **freediving, **surface-supplied diving, **saturation diving, and ** atmospheric suit diving People *Diver (surname) *Edward Divers (1837–1912), British chemist *"Diver", nickname of Tom Derrick (1914–1945), Australian Second World War recipient of the Victoria Cross Military *V-1 flying bomb, code named "diver" by the British World War II armed forces **Operation Diver, the British countermeasures against the German V-1 flying bomb campaign *AUM-N-4 Diver, a proposed U.S. Navy torpedo-carrying missile of the late 1940s. * Diver (United States Navy) Arts and entertainment * ''Diver'' (EP), a 2006 EP by A Wilhelm Scream * "Diver" (Nico Touches the Walls song), a 2011 song by Nico Touches the Walls * "Diver" (Kana-Boon song), a 2015 song by Kana-Boon * ''Divers'' (album), a 2015 album by Joanna N ...
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