noun
- Breathing device consisting of a bent tube fitting into a swimmer's mouth and extending above the surface; allows swimmer to breathe while face down in the water.
- Air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time.
- synonyms: schnorkel, schnorchel, snorkel breather, breather
verb
- Dive with a snorkel. .
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