noun
front-mounted BCD; hose collar type BCD
A scuba diving buoyancy control device where the air bladder is worn on the front of the body, as opposed to a back-inflate or jacket style. The term is a wasei-eigo (Japanese-made English) derived from 'hose collar type'.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from hose collar type
初心者にはホースカラータイプのBCDが扱いやすいと言われている。
It is said that a hose collar type BCD is easy for beginners to handle.
このダイビングショップでは、ホースカラータイプのレンタルも行っています。
This dive shop also rents out hose collar type BCDs.