snorkeling

snor·kel  (snôrkl)

n.

1. A breathing apparatus used by swimmers and skin divers, consisting of a long tube held in the mouth.

2. A retractable vertical tube in a diesel-engine submarine that contains air-intake and exhaust pipes for the engines and for ventilation, permitting extended periods of submergence at periscope depth.

intr.v. snor·keled, snor·kel·ing, snor·kels

To dive using a snorkel.

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[German Schnorchel, from dialectal, nose (from its resemblance in shape to a nose).]

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snorkel·er n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

snorkeling - skin diving with a snorkel           snorkel diving skin diving, skin-dive - underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel