scuba

[ skoo-buh ]

noun

1. a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
2. scuba diving.

verb (used without object)

, scu·baed, scu·ba·ing.

1. scuba-dive.

scuba

/ ˈskjuːbə /

noun

1. 1. an apparatus used in skindiving, consisting of a cylinder or cylinders containing compressed air attached to a breathing apparatus
   2. ( as modifier )

      scuba diving

Word History and Origins

Origin of scuba¹

1950–55; s(elf )- c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus)

Word History and Origins

Origin of scuba¹

C20: from the initials of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

Example Sentences

Local communities believe that certain fishing practices, such as spearfishing with scuba gear and semi-industrial fishing with purse seines and night lights, are major contributors to the decline of fish stocks.

From Science Daily

Tata was also a scuba diving enthusiast, a hobby that fizzled with age "as his ears could take the pressure no more".

From BBC

“He’s a very intelligent politician,” said Castillo, the activist scuba diver.

From Los Angeles Times

Then from junior school she decided she wanted to work with dolphins and began scuba diving at eight.

From BBC

The most expensive package will include scuba diving, island hopping and luxury yachts.

From BBC