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

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

From BBC

To the south, Torrance Beach made our list with a mention of Redondo Beach, particularly for a special night scuba dive experience that happens here December through March: the squid run.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

“They’re putting at risk the very thing they’re trying to sell,” said Rodrigo Castillo, a scuba diver and underwater photographer who has documented damage to the cenotes.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC