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SCUBA
aqualung, Aqua-Lung, scuba
(noun) a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Acronym of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
Noun
scuba (plural scubas)
(underwater diving) 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
scuba (third-person singular simple present scubas, present participle scubaing, simple past and past participle scubaed)
(rare) To perform scuba diving.
Anagrams
• ubacs
Source: Wiktionary
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