SNORKEL


Meaning of SNORKEL in English

[snor.kel] n [G Schnorchel] (1944) 1: a tube housing air intake and exhaust pipes for a submarine's diesel engine that can be extended above the water's surface so that the engines can be operated while the submarine is submerged

2: any of various devices (as for an underwater swimmer) resembling a snorkel in function

[2]snorkel vi snor.keled ; snor.kel.ing (1949): to operate or swim submerged with only a snorkel above water -- snor.kel.er n

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