snorkel
To use a snorkelTo use a snorkel.
» Tom didn't go snorkeling by himself.
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1 sensesTo use a snorkel.
We spent the afternoon snorkeling in the clear blue waters.
schnorcheln
dive with a snorkel
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. — fjay69
Is the water clear enough to go snorkeling?
Could you show me how to use a snorkel?
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
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
snorkels, snorkeling, snorkeled, snorkeled| Base form | snorkel · to snorkel |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | snorkels |
| Present participle | snorkeling |
| Past simple | snorkeled / snorkelled |
| Past participle | snorkeled / snorkelled |
regular · Lesson
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle