scuba

UK /ˈskuːbə/ US /ˈskuːbə/

noun 2verb 1

Definitions

noun

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

To perform scuba diving.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of scuba.

Collocations

ADJ.

fun, huge

Last summer we had a huge scuba diving adventure in the Caribbean that changed our lives.

VERB + SCUBA

enjoys, exciting, fish, go, learn, skiing, skydiving, tried

My sister enjoys scuba diving in the Caribbean and has seen amazing coral reefs.

SCUBA + NOUN

diver, divers, lesson, parachutes

The scuba diver descended slowly into the deep blue ocean water.

PREP.

than

Diving with scuba gear is more dangerous than swimming in a pool.

ADV.

ever

I had never scuba dived before, but I finally tried it last summer.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe und

aqualung
aqua-lung

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Have you ever tried scuba diving?

Tatoeba · #52292

There is nothing more exciting than scuba diving.

Tatoeba · #52294

Tom enjoys skydiving and scuba diving.

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How many times a year do you go scuba diving?

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Tom was wearing scuba gear.

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Scuba divers have found many interesting things under water including gold coins, ancient ruins, and fossils of extinct animals.

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Usage Notes

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