scuba

American  

[skoo-buh] / ˈsku bə /

noun

1. 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.

2. scuba diving.

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verb (used without object)

scubaed, scubaing

1. scuba-dive.

scuba British  

/ ˈskjuːbə /

noun

1. 1. an apparatus used in skindiving, consisting of a cylinder or cylinders containing compressed air attached to a breathing apparatus

   2. ( as modifier )

      scuba diving

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Etymology

Origin of scuba

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

Example Sentences

A team of litter-picking scuba divers have recovered what is believed to be a Russian tracking device off the Welsh coast.

From BBC

Marine explorers know that “scuba” is an acronym for Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.

From Literature

And, perhaps most important, he would forever be known as the father of scuba diving.

From Literature

East Berliners responded creatively—some took a newfound interest in scuba diving and mapped out underwater routes to freedom.

From Literature

"The military scuba divers who found the bodies of my husband and daughter said that they had managed to get out of the car and they were together, holding each other," says Toñi, in tears.

From BBC