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SCHNORCHEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does schnorchel mean?
• SCHNORCHEL (noun)
The noun SCHNORCHEL has 1 sense:
1. air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
Familiarity information: SCHNORCHEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
breather; schnorchel; schnorkel; snorkel; snorkel breather
Hypernyms ("schnorchel" is a kind of...):
air duct; air passage; airway (a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines))
Holonyms ("schnorchel" is a part of...):
pigboat; sub; submarine; U-boat (a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes)
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