snorkel

¹snor·kel

noun \ˈsnȯr-kəl\

: a special tube that makes it possible to breathe while you are swimming with your head underwater

Full Definition of SNORKEL

1

:  a tube housing air intake and exhaust pipes for a submarine's diesel engine that can be extended above the water's surface so that the engines can be operated while the submarine is submerged

2

:  any of various devices (as for an underwater swimmer) resembling a snorkel in function

Origin of SNORKEL

German Schnorchel

First Known Use: 1944

²snorkel

intransitive verb

: to swim underwater while using a snorkel

snor·keledsnor·kel·ing \-k(ə-)liŋ\

Full Definition of SNORKEL

:  to operate or swim submerged using a snorkel

— snor·kel·er \-k(ə-)lər\ noun

Examples of SNORKEL

1. We snorkeled in the Caribbean on our vacation last year.

First Known Use of SNORKEL

1949