snor|kel

snor|kel
snor|kel «SNR kuhl», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a shaft for taking in air and discharging gases, which allows submarines to remain under water for a very long period of time. It is like a periscope in shape.
2. a curved tube often attached to a face mask which enables swimmers to breathe under water while swimming near the surface: »

They prepared to submerge, some with tanks strapped on their backs, and others equipped, less heavily, with a snorkel (New Yorker).

–v.i.
to travel or swim under water using a snorkel: »

Reportedly, the scent of a snorkeling sub can be picked up several miles away and…for as long as one hour after the sub has glided by under water (Newsweek).

╂[< German navy slang Schnorchel nose (compare German schnarchen snore) (because the snorkel is the nose of the submarine, and because the intake valve produces a snoring sound)]
–snor´kel|er, noun.

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  • snor´kel|er — snor|kel «SNR kuhl», noun, verb. –n. 1. a shaft for taking in air and discharging gases, which allows submarines to remain under water for a very long period of time. It is like a periscope in shape. 2. a curved tube often attached to a face mask …   Useful english dictionary

  • snor — snor·er; snor·kel; …   English syllables

  • kel — bric·kel·lia; ka·ton·kel; kel·e·be; kel·li·on; kel·logg; kel·lup·weed; kel·sey; kel·ty; mus·kel·lunge; noek·kel·ost; raths·kel·ler; si·kel·i·an; ta·kel·ma; yo·kel; yo·kel·ish; yo·kel·ry; wan·kel; kel·ly; kel·pie; kel·vin; snor·kel; cak·chi·kel;… …   English syllables

  • snorkel — snor·kel …   English syllables

  • snorkel — snor|kel1 [ snɔrkl ] noun count a piece of equipment with a tube that fits in your mouth so that you can breathe while swimming under water snorkel snor|kel 2 [ snɔrkl ] (present participle snor|kel|ing or snor|kel|ling; past tense and past… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • snorkel — snor•kel [[t]ˈsnɔr kəl[/t]] n. 1) cvb naut. navig. a tube through which a swimmer can breathe while moving face down at or just below the surface of the water 2) navig. either of the tubes extended above the surface of the water that allow a… …   From formal English to slang

  • snorkel — snor|kel [ˈsno:kəl US ˈsno:r ] n ↑gauge, ↑mask, ↑snorkel [Date: 1900 2000; : German; Origin: schnorchel] a tube that allows someone who is swimming to breathe air under water ▪ This is the best snorkel at that price …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • snorkelling — snor|kel|ling BrE snorkeling AmE [ˈsno:kəlıŋ US ˈsno:r ] n [U] when you swim under water using a snorkel ▪ We went snorkeling in Hawaii. >snorkel v [I] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • snorkel — snor|kel sb., snork(e)len, snorkler, snorklerne, i sms. snorkel , fx snorkeldykning …   Dansk ordbog

  • snørkel — snør|kel sb., snørklen, snørkler, snørklerne (bugtet linje) …   Dansk ordbog

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