scuba diving
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of scuba diving
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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The Philippine government has designated the roughly 260-square-mile area an economic development zone, pitching the bay’s tropical beaches and scuba diving on World War II shipwrecks to tourists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Casino Point — the region where Alvarez was diving — is a popular location for scuba diving enthusiasts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
Tourism to the Philippines accounts for almost 10 percent of the country's GDP, mainly generated from people seeking sand, sea, surf and scuba diving.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025
Her family are travelling to London to watch her play, then Tullis-Joyce already has a holiday booked to Barbados and the Dominican Republic to go scuba diving.
From BBC ● May 15, 2025
Nobody would make up scuba diving to be their favorite hobby if it wasn’t so.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
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