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schnorkel

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schnorkel [ˈʃnɔːkəl]
n & vb
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) a less common variant of snorkel
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Noun1.schnorkel - air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipesschnorkel - air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
schnorchel, snorkel breather, breather, snorkel
air duct, air passage, airway - a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
pigboat, submarine, U-boat, sub - a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
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Some D-boats were fitted with a schnorkel breathing device which further enhanced their ability to operate with the "big boys" out to the Azores-Iceland line.
PREPARING THE WOLFPACKS: The Type II U-boat by Jim Bloom / Sea Classics
It also contrives to shift the light source, using the polished aluminum surface of Schnorkel painting (all works 2000) to reflect the light falling on it from the doorway back into the space.
D.J. SIMPSON by Archer, Michael / Artforum International
 
 
 
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