SNORKEL


Meaning of SNORKEL in English

I. ˈsnȯr-kəl noun

Etymology: German Schnorchel

Date: 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

II. intransitive verb

( snor·keled ; snor·kel·ing -k(ə-)liŋ)

Date: 1949

: to operate or swim submerged with only a snorkel above water

• snor·kel·er -k(ə-)lər noun

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