snorkel
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schnorchel (“(submarine) snorkel”), related to schnarchen (“to snore”). Thus named because of the submarine snorkel's functional similarity to a nose and because of its noise when in use. The anglicized spelling was first recorded in 1945. See, for example, Mark S. Watson, "New Epoch in Sea War", The Baltimore Sun, December 31, 1945, p. 8: "The Germans' earlier quest of the last important objective, it will be remembered, had produced the Snorkel, a long exhaust tube whose vent reached above water and permitted a submerged vessel to discharge its Diesel fumes in open air."
Pronunciation
Noun
snorkel (plural snorkels)
- A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.
- A retractable tube fitted in diesel-engine submarines to allow sufficient ventilation that the engines may be used at periscope depth.
- Synonym: snort
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Verb
snorkel (third-person singular simple present snorkels, present participle (UK) snorkelling or (US) snorkeling, simple past and past participle (UK) snorkelled or (US) snorkeled)
- To use a snorkel.
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Afrikaans
Etymology
Borrowed from English snorkel, from German Schnorchel.
Pronunciation
Noun
snorkel (plural snorkels)
- A snorkel (swimming gear, breathing tube).
Verb
snorkel (present snorkel, present participle snorkelende, past participle gesnorkel)
- to snorkel (to dive using a breathing tube)
Dutch
Etymology
First attested in the 1949. Borrowing from English snorkel, from German Schnorchel. The German word was coined in the 1940s to describe the Dutch snuiver.
Pronunciation
Noun
snorkel m (plural snorkels, diminutive snorkeltje n)
- snorkel (swimming gear, breathing tube)
- submarine snorkel, snort
- 1949 March 10, "De macht op zee", Amigoe di Curaçao, vol. 65, issue 5670, page 1.
- De snorkel stelt de duikboot in staat om onder water „adem te halen", en zodoende kan zij voor onbepaalde tijd onder water blijven.
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- Synonym: snuiver
- 1949 March 10, "De macht op zee", Amigoe di Curaçao, vol. 65, issue 5670, page 1.
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Portuguese
Alternative forms
- esnórquel (rare)
Noun
snorkel m (plural s)
- snorkel (hollow tube used for breathing underwater)
Spanish
Noun
snorkel m (plural snorkels or snorkel)
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