单词 | scuba |
释义 | scuban. Self-contained apparatus designed to enable a swimmer to breathe while under the water. Also (rarely) collective and elliptical for scuba-diving n. and adj. at Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [noun] > underwater swimming urination1697 diving1743–5 skin-diving1905 free-diving1948 scuba1952 aqualunging1953 goggle-diving1953 sub-aqua1957 snorkelling1959 scuba-diving1962 saturation diving1965 saturated diving1967 scubaing1973 the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [noun] > underwater swimming > equipment armour1721 lifeline1808 shot line1884 plumper line1896 shot rope1909 aqualung1950 scuba1952 snorkel1953 weight belt1955 umbilical pipe1968 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > skin-diving > [noun] > equipment mask1945 aqualung1950 scuba1952 snorkel1953 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > skin-diving > [noun] skin-diving1905 skin dive1936 free-diving1948 aqualunging1953 goggle-dive1953 sub-aqua1957 snorkelling1959 scuba-diving1962 scubaing1973 scuba1975 1952 Hahn & 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. 1957 Time 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. 1975 New Yorker 26 May 17 (advt.) Swimming, scuba and long beautiful beaches. Compounds C1. attributive and in other combinations. ΚΠ 1966 T. 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. 1973 P. O'Donnell Silver Mistress v. 82 Under the hull..two scuba-suited figures clung to magnetic limpets clamped to the steel plates. C2. scuba-dive v. (intransitive) to swim under water using such apparatus. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > move in or on water [verb (intransitive)] > swim underwater diveOE urinate1623 skin-dive1936 goggle-dive1953 aqualung1961 fin1964 scuba1977 scuba-dive1980 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > skin-diving > skin-dive [verb (intransitive)] > using specific equipment snorkel1959 aqualung1961 scuba1977 scuba-dive1980 1980 Nature 4 Sept. 12/1 Scuba dive over the lost road of Atlantis. scuba-diver n. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [noun] > underwater swimming > one who diver1511 urinator1648 skin-diver1892 frogman1945 free-diver1951 aqualunger1952 goggle-diver1953 frogwoman1963 scuba-diver1963 snorkeller1963 saturation diver1966 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > skin-diving > [noun] > participant skin-diver1932 aqualunger1952 goggle-diver1953 scuba-diver1963 snorkeller1963 1963 Today's Health June 18/2 The scubacide victim is the person who tries to become a scuba diver in one fatal lesson (self-taught). scuba-diving n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [noun] > underwater swimming urination1697 diving1743–5 skin-diving1905 free-diving1948 scuba1952 aqualunging1953 goggle-diving1953 sub-aqua1957 snorkelling1959 scuba-diving1962 saturation diving1965 saturated diving1967 scubaing1973 the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [adjective] > underwater swimming skin-diving1951 sub-aqua1953 scuba-diving1962 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > skin-diving > [noun] skin-diving1905 skin dive1936 free-diving1948 aqualunging1953 goggle-dive1953 sub-aqua1957 snorkelling1959 scuba-diving1962 scubaing1973 scuba1975 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > skin-diving > [adjective] > using specific equipment sub-aqua1953 scuba-diving1962 1962 (title) The new science of skin and scuba diving. 1963 G. L. Pickard Descriptive Physical Oceanogr. v. 57 In clear ocean water the superior penetration of blue and green light is evident..when SCUBA diving. 1977 New Yorker 4 July 83/1 In ‘The Deep’..Nick Nolte plays a scuba~diving hero called David. Derivatives ˈscuba v. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > move in or on water [verb (intransitive)] > swim underwater diveOE urinate1623 skin-dive1936 goggle-dive1953 aqualung1961 fin1964 scuba1977 scuba-dive1980 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > skin-diving > skin-dive [verb (intransitive)] > using specific equipment snorkel1959 aqualung1961 scuba1977 scuba-dive1980 1977 Rolling Stone 16 June 74/5 (advt.) Hike, swim, scuba, snorkel, sail. ˈscubaing n. (in quot. spelt scubering) ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [noun] > underwater swimming urination1697 diving1743–5 skin-diving1905 free-diving1948 scuba1952 aqualunging1953 goggle-diving1953 sub-aqua1957 snorkelling1959 scuba-diving1962 saturation diving1965 saturated diving1967 scubaing1973 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > skin-diving > [noun] skin-diving1905 skin dive1936 free-diving1948 aqualunging1953 goggle-dive1953 sub-aqua1957 snorkelling1959 scuba-diving1962 scubaing1973 scuba1975 1973 ‘B. Mather’ Snowline xix. 234 Some of the boys are keen on scubering, water-skiing and fishing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1952 |
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