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scuba¹

  • /ˈskuːbə/

Rhymes with -uːbə

Where it comes from

From SCUBA, acronym of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus; now usually viewed as anacronymic.

noun scubas

  1. 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 scubas · scubaing · scubaed

  1. rare To perform scuba diving.

SCUBA²

Where it comes from

Acronym of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.

noun SCUBAs

  1. Alternative letter-case form of scuba

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: aqualung, diver, dive, diving, submarine, submergence, sinking, subsea, undersea, subsurface, underwater, sub-surface, climax, diving cylinder, hookah, diving-suit

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noun diving equipment — see also aqualung

日本語スキューバ sukyūba
中文水肺 shuǐfèi
DeutschDrucklufttauchgerät, DTG, Tauchgerät
Русскийаквала́нг akvaláng, ску́ба skúba

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@misc{scuba_2026,
  title = {scuba},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scuba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}