scuba in English dictionary

  • scuba

    Meanings and definitions of "scuba"

    • An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding a mixture of oxygen and other gases, used for breathing underwater.
    • (rare) To perform scuba diving.
    • noun
      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.
    • verb
      (rare)
      To perform scuba diving.
    • noun
      a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

    Synonyms of "scuba" in English dictionary

    breathing apparatus, aqualung, ventilator are the top synonyms of "scuba" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of scuba

    • scuba ( plural  scubas)
    • scuba ( third-person singular simple present scubas, present participle scubaing, simple past and past participle scubaed)
    • scuba (plural scubas)
    • scuba (third-person singular simple present scubas, present participle scubaing, simple past and past participle scubaed)
  • SCUBA
  • Scuba

Sample sentences with "scuba"

Available translations

Authors