scuba

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Breathing equipment that lets divers stay and breathe underwater.

   He learned to use scuba so he could explore the coral reef.

2. 2
   verb

   To go diving underwater using scuba equipment.

   They scubaed along the reef to photograph the fish.

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

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