snorkel
A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used…A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.
» Tom didn't go snorkeling by himself.
Meaning
3 sensesA hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.
They wore snorkels while exploring the coral reef.
She used a snorkel to breathe while swimming underwater.
Schnorchel
тру́бкаtrúbka, дыха́тельная тру́бкаdyxátelʹnaja trúbka
тру́бкаtrúbka
A retractable tube fitted in diesel-engine submarines to allow sufficient ventilation that the engines may be used at periscope depth.
A snorkel parka.
- air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
- breathing device consisting of a bent tube fitting into a swimmer's mouth and extending above the surface; allows swimmer to breathe while face down in the water
Examples
37 sentencesTom didn't go snorkeling by himself.
Is the water clear enough for snorkeling?
Tom doesn't know how to use a snorkel.
ruТом не знает, как пользоваться дыхательной трубкой.
Is the water clear enough to go snorkeling?
Could you show me how to use a snorkel?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from German Schnorchel (“(submarine) snorkel”), related to schnarchen (“to snore”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."
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Forms
plural: snorkelsSynonyms
5 synonyms- air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time:schnorkelschnorchelsnorkel breatherbreather