scuba
An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding compressed, filtered…An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding compressed, filtered air and a regulator which delivers the air to the diver at ambient pressure which can be used underwater.
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» How many times a year do you go scuba diving?
Сколько раз в год ты ныряешь с аквалангом? — Wezel
Скільки разів на рік ти займаєшся дайвінгом? — deniko
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1 sensesAn apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding compressed, filtered air and a regulator which delivers the air to the diver at ambient pressure which can be used underwater.
Drucklufttauchgerät, DTG, Tauchgerät
аквала́нгakvaláng, ску́баskúba
- a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
Examples
28 sentencesHow many times a year do you go scuba diving?
Скільки разів на рік ти займаєшся дайвінгом? — deniko
ruСколько раз в год ты ныряешь с аквалангом? — Wezel
Have you ever tried scuba diving?
ruТы когда-нибудь пробовал нырять с аквалангом? — Hellerick
deHaben Sie schon einmal Tauchen ausprobiert? — mayabe
Tom enjoys skydiving and scuba diving.
Did you have fun scuba diving?
Tom's hobbies are skiing and scuba diving.
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Forms
plural: scubasSynonyms
2 synonyms- a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus:aqualungAqua-Lung
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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