scuba

[ skoo-buh ]

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.

verb (used without object)

, scu·baed, scu·ba·ing.

1. scuba-dive.

scuba

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of scuba¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of scuba¹

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

Example Sentences

If you’re feeling especially adventurous, you can day trip in a rented 4×4 or ATV into the spectacular Þórsmörk Valley, then scuba dive with Arctic Adventures in Silfra, a glacier-fed fissure with some of the best underwater visibility in the world.

From Outside Online

Anyone planning to use a sea scooter to dive with oxygen should have proper training and scuba certification.

From Popular-Science

For years, my best friend, who loves the ocean and is a certified open water scuba diver, has been trying to convince me to go on a trip with her.

From Outside Online

This was the 1950s, before scuba gear was commercially available.

From MIT Technology Review

If you tend to do more snorkeling than scuba diving, look for a fin with an adjustable heel and short blade.

From Popular-Science

The Oculus Rift is a wearable headset that goes over the eyes like a clunky pair of scuba goggles.

From The Daily Beast

For me, as a scientist, it all began in 1953 when I first tried scuba.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

Scannon found his calling while on a scuba diving trip to Palau, a group of small islands near Japan.

From The Daily Beast

If I were on a desert island I would love to have a scuba diving kit.

From The Daily Beast

Watch the scuba diver hand feed giant turtles, sting rays and even the menacing moray eels in the Hawaiian Reef Tank.

From Project Gutenberg

When he's wearing his scuba mask, he's practically a self-contained submarine.

From Project Gutenberg

His Scuba was the type that combined the breathing apparatus with the full face plate.

From Project Gutenberg

When he's wearing his scuba apparatus, he's practically a self-contained submarine.

From Project Gutenberg

The speedboat was there, and so was the Scuba cart, but the rowboat wasn't.

From Project Gutenberg