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scuba

[ skoo-buh ]

noun

  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.


verb (used without object)

scubaed, scubaing.

scuba

/ ˈːə /

noun

    1. an apparatus used in skindiving, consisting of a cylinder or cylinders containing compressed air attached to a breathing apparatus
    2. ( as modifier )

      scuba diving

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scuba1

1950–55; s(elf )- c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scuba1

C20: from the initials of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
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The off-duty firefighter was part of a group of four men in their 20s who had set out that evening to free dive, which involves swimming underwater without breathing apparatus or scuba tanks.

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"We all like gaming," says Mr Boutflour, "and scuba diving is good training for working in space."

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Ms Williams said scuba tanks and flippers were the most common finds but the rarest discovery yet was the first Lego shark ever reported.

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He became a certified open water scuba diver at 13 and obtained his advanced open water certification later that year.

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It’s waterproof and perfect for underwater adventures like scuba diving.

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