: one who swims underwater with the aid of scuba gear
scuba diveintransitive verb
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Explore the Museum of Underwater Art, Australia Snorkelers and scuba divers glide by dozens of underwater art installations at this museum filled with sunken treasures.—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 28 Jan. 2026 The story follows a scuba diver in search of his deceased father’s remains who gets swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out.—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026 Austin Abrams stars as a scuba diver who, while searching for his father’s (Josh Brolin) body, gets swallowed and must find a way to escape.—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026 When scuba divers ascend too quickly, that pressure drop can cause nitrogen bubbles to form in the bloodstream, potentially causing serious injury.—Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scuba diver