Scuba Definition
sko͝obə
noun
A portable apparatus having a container with compressed air, a regulator that is equipped with a mouthpiece and adjusts the pressure of the released air to match the surrounding pressure, and often a buoyancy compensator, used for breathing under water.
American Heritage
Equipment worn by divers for breathing underwater, consisting typically of one or two compressed-air tanks strapped to the back and connected by a hose to a mouthpiece.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- aqualung
- aqua-lung
adjective
Of or for scuba diving.
Scuba gear.
Webster's New World
verb
(rare) To perform scuba diving.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Scuba
Noun
Singular:
scuba
Plural:
scubasOrigin of Scuba
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Acronym of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
From Wiktionary
s(elf-)c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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