snorkel

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And the Espiritu Santo Island Circumnavigation trip offers a chance to sea kayak, snorkel, and camp on the island's sparkling beaches.

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  1. noun A breathing apparatus used by swimmers and skin divers, consisting of a long tube held in the mouth.
  2. noun A retractable vertical tube in a diesel-engine submarine that contains air-intake and exhaust pipes for the engines and for ventilation, permitting extended periods of submergence at periscope depth.
  3. intransitive verb To dive using a snorkel.

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  • The platform was a snorkel, with special flexible conduits, edenite-armored, to inhale pure air and exhale what came out. —  Pohl, Frederik ; Williamson, Jack - [Undersea 03] - Undersea City [MNQ]
  • That I remember I grabbed my mask and snorkel, but held it in my hands. —  AHMM,July-August2006
  • Off to the left was the form of Stan, eagerly searching, like a hunting dog, going to and fro, desperately looking for a scent I shivered and went to the surface, spat out the snorkel, and looked around as I tread water. —  AHMM,July-August2006
  • If you go further south, I might suggest taking a train to Nga Trang, an exquisite beach resort town with some 70-odd islands just offshore where you can scuba dive, snorkel or simply lounge on a deck chair and enjoy a sunset cocktail and / or a good book.
  • No formal qualifications are needed but candidates must be willing to swim, snorkel, dive and sail. —  BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
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  1. German Schnorchel, from dialectal, nose (from its resemblance in shape to a nose).
 

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