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 Definitions of SCUBA  [ˈsku bə]  

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Definition of 'SCUBA' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) scuba
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.

2. (v.i.) scuba
to scuba-dive.

Etymology:  (1950–55; s(elf)-c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus))

Definition of 'SCUBA' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) aqualung, Aqua-Lung, scuba
a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus



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