SNORKEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does snorkel mean? 

• SNORKEL (noun)
  The noun SNORKEL has 2 senses:

1. 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

2. 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: SNORKEL used as a noun is rare.

• SNORKEL (verb)
  The verb SNORKEL has 1 sense:

1. dive with a snorkel

  Familiarity information: SNORKEL used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SNORKEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("snorkel" is a kind of...):

breathing apparatus; breathing device; breathing machine; ventilator (a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure)

Derivation:

snorkel (dive with a snorkel)

Sense 2

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 ("snorkel" is a kind of...):

air duct; air passage; airway (a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines))

Holonyms ("snorkel" is a part of...):

pigboat; sub; submarine; U-boat (a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes)

• SNORKEL (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they snorkel    ... he / she / it snorkels   
Past simple: snorkeled    / snorkelled   
Past participle: snorkeled    / snorkelled   
-ing form: snorkeling    / snorkelling   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dive with a snorkel

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "snorkel" is one way to...):

dive (swim under water)

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

snorkel (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)

snorkeling (skin diving with a snorkel)