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scuba|ˈskjuːbə, ˈskuːbə|
Also SCUBA.
[f. the initials of self contained underwater breathing apparatus.]
Self-contained apparatus designed to enable a swimmer to breathe while under the water. Also (rarely) collect. and ellipt. for scuba-diving vbl. n. Freq. attrib. and Comb., esp. in scuba-dive v. intr., to swim under water using such apparatus; so scuba-diver, scuba-diving vbl. n. and ppl. a.
1952Hahn & Lambertsen On using Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (U.S. Nat. Acad. Sci.) 1 Within the last 3–5 years we have witnessed..a rapid increase in the numbers of self contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) in use... SCUBA are now in relatively large scale use by spearfishermen and sports swimmers. 1957Time 25 Feb. 49/1 Most types of scuba are of the open-circuit design which supply air on demand, and discharge exhaled air into the water. 1962(title) The new science of skin and scuba diving. 1963G. L. Pickard Descriptive Physical Oceanogr. v. 57 In clear ocean water the superior penetration of blue and green light is evident..when SCUBA diving. 1963Today's Health June 18/2 The scubacide victim is the person who tries to become a scuba diver in one fatal lesson (self-taught). 1966T. Pynchon Crying of Lot 49 ii. 31 It [sc. a housing development] was to be laced by canals with private landings for power boats, a floating social hall,..all for the entertainment of Scuba enthusiasts. 1973P. O'Donnell Silver Mistress v. 82 Under the hull..two scuba-suited figures clung to magnetic limpets clamped to the steel plates. 1975New Yorker 26 May 17 (Advt.), Swimming, scuba and long beautiful beaches. 1977Ibid. 4 July 83/1 In ‘The Deep’..Nick Nolte plays a scuba⁓diving hero called David. 1980Nature 4 Sept. 12/1 Scuba dive over the lost road of Atlantis.
Hence as v.; also ˈscubaing vbl. n. (in quot. spelt scubering).
1973B. Mather Snowline xix. 234 Some of the boys are keen on scubering, water-skiing and fishing. 1977Rolling Stone 16 June 74/5 (Advt.), Hike, swim, scuba, snorkel, sail. |