SCUBA


Meaning of SCUBA in English

/skooh"beuh/ , n. , v. , scubaed, scubaing .

n.

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. See scuba diving .

v.i.

3. scuba-dive.

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

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