Definitions of snorkel [ˈsnɔr kəl]

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Definition of 'snorkel'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) snorkel
a tube through which a swimmer can breathe while moving face down at or just below the surface of the water.

2. snorkel
either of the tubes extended above the surface of the water that allow a submarine to remain submerged by taking in air and venting gases.

3. (v.i.) snorkel
to swim while breathing by means of a snorkel.

Etymology: (1940–45; < G Schnorchel)

Definition of 'snorkel'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) snorkel
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

2. (verb) snorkel, schnorkel, schnorchel, snorkel breather, breather
air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time

3. (verb) snorkel
dive with a snorkel

Translation of 'snorkel'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a tube with the end(s) above water for allowing an underwater swimmer to breathe or a submarine to take in air.
Afrikaans: snorkel	Arabic: جِهاز التَّنَفُّس تَحْتَ	Bulgarian: шнорхел
Brazilian: tubo de respiração	Czech: dýchací trubice	German: der Schnorchel
Danish: snorkel	Greek: υποβρύχιος αναπνευστήρας	Spanish: tubo de respiración
Estonian: hingamistoru, snorkel	Farsi: لوله تنفس	Finnish: snorkkeli
French: tuba	Hebrew: שְׁנוֹרקֶל	Hindi: गोताखोर के सांस लेने के ल
Croatian: cijev za zrak, cijev za d	Hungarian: légzőcső	Indonesian: snorkel
Icelandic: öndunarpípa	Italian: snorkel, respiratore	Japanese: シュノーケル
Korean: (잠수용 튜브) 스노클	Lithuanian: vamzdelis	Latvian: (akvalanga u.tml.) gaisa
Malay: snorkel	Dutch: snorkel	Norwegian: snorkel
Polish: fajka, chrapy	Persian: لوله تنفس	Pashto: تنفسى پيپ
Portuguese: tubo de respiração	Romanian: tub de oxigen	Russian: дыхательная трубка
Slovak: dýchacia trubica	Slovenian: cev za zrak	Serbian: cevčica za disanje pod vo
Swedish: snorkel	Thai: ท่อช่วยหายใจในน้ำ	Turkish: şnorkel
Taiwanese: 潛水員用的呼吸管	Ukrainian: трубка (з маскою); шнорке	Urdu: زیر آب تیرنے والوں کے لیے
Vietnamese: ống thông hơi, ống thở	Chinese: 潜水员用的通气管
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