scuba
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Acronym of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -uːbə
Noun [edit]
scuba (plural scubas)
- An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding a mixture of oxygen and other gases, used for breathing underwater.
Derived terms [edit]
Verb [edit]
scuba (third-person singular simple present scubas, present participle scubaing, simple past and past participle scubaed)
- (rare) To perform scuba diving.
