snorkel
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snorkel
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)kəl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Schnorchel (“(submarine) snorkel”), related to schnarchen (“to snore”). Thus named because of the submarine snorkel's functional similarity to a nose and because of its noise when in use. The anglicized spelling was first recorded in 1945. See, for example, Mark S. Watson, "New Epoch in Sea War", The Baltimore Sun, December 31, 1945, p. 8: "The Germans' earlier quest of the last important objective, it will be remembered, had produced the Snorkel, a long exhaust tube whose vent reached above water and permitted a submerged vessel to discharge its Diesel fumes in open air."
noun snorkels
- A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater. They wore snorkels while exploring the coral reef.
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A retractable tube fitted in diesel-engine submarines to allow sufficient ventilation that the engines may be used at periscope depth.
Similar: snort
- A snorkel parka.
verb snorkels · snorkeling · snorkelling · snorkeled · snorkelled
- To use a snorkel. We spent the afternoon snorkeling in the clear blue waters.
Translations
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noun hollow tube used for breathing underwater
| Español | tubo de buceo, snorkel, esnórkel, esnórquel |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스노클 seunokeul |
| 日本語 | シュノーケル shunōkeru, スノーケル sunōkeru |
| 中文 | 呼吸管 hūxīguǎn |
| Português | snorkel |
| Français | tuba, prise d'air |
| Deutsch | Schnorchel |
| Italiano | boccaglio |
| Русский | тру́бка trúbka, дыха́тельная тру́бка dyxátelʹnaja trúbka |
| עברית | שְׁנוֹרְקֶל shnórkel |
verb use a snorkel
| Español | snorkelear, esnorkelear |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | schnorcheln |
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title = {snorkel},
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