snorkel

(snôr′kəl)

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noun

a device for submarines, consisting of air intake and exhaust tubes: it permits submergence for long periods
a breathing tube extending above the surface of the water, used in swimming just below the surface
a hydraulic crane with a bucketlike aerial platform, mounted on a truck for firefighting, etc.

Origin: Ger schnorchel, inlet, breathing tube, lit., snort, akin to schnarchen, to snore, akin to snore

intransitive verb snorkeled, snorkeling

to move or swim underwater using a snorkel

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See snorkel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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

intransitive verb snor·keled, snor·kel·ing, snor·kels

To dive using a snorkel.

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Origin: German Schnorchel

Origin: , from dialectal, nose (from its resemblance in shape to a nose)

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