scuba

CEFRB1

/ˈskuːbə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Equipment that lets a person breathe underwater.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Alternative letter-case form of scuba.

Examples

  • There is nothing more exciting than scuba diving.

  • Have you ever tried scuba diving?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To perform scuba diving.

  2. 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.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

He used a blank tank to breathe while exploring the deep coral reef.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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