scuba

[ skoo-buh ]

/ ˈsku bə /

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noun

a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.

scuba diving.

verb (used without object), scu·baed, scu·ba·ing.

scuba-dive.

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Origin of scuba

1950–55; s(elf)-c(ontained)u(nderwater)b(reathing)a(pparatus)

Words nearby scuba

scrutiny, scrutoire, scry, SCS, SCSI, scuba, scuba-dive, scuba diving, scud, Scudéry, scudo

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Accompanied by a guide, viewers can snorkel or scuba dive to the sculptures for an up-close look.
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British Dictionary definitions for scuba

scuba

/ (ˈskjuːbə) /

noun

an apparatus used in skindiving, consisting of a cylinder or cylinders containing compressed air attached to a breathing apparatus
(as modifier)scuba diving

Word Origin for scuba

C20: from the initials of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

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