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- Dictionarysnorkel/ˈsnɔːkl/
noun
- 1. a short tube for a swimmer to breathe through while keeping their face under water: "bring a snorkel and flippers to explore the offshore reef"
- 2. a type of hydraulically elevated platform for firefighting: trademark "50% of turntable ladders were replaced by Snorkels"
verb
- 1. swim using a snorkel: "snorkel around the unspoilt coral reefs"
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SNORKEL definition: 1. a tube that you hold in your mouth to help you breathe if you are swimming with your face…. Learn more.
: a plastic tube that allows a swimmer to breathe while keeping the head or face under the surface of the water. He swam about 250 yards on the surface, using a snorkel to breathe, to get past the barren sandy bottom. Brian Clark.
Snorkeling (British and Commonwealth English spelling: snorkelling) is the practice of swimming face down on or through a body of water while breathing the ambient air through a shaped tube called a snorkel, usually with swimming goggles or a diving mask, and swimfins.
SNORKEL meaning: 1. a tube that you hold in your mouth to help you breathe if you are swimming with your face…. Learn more.
noun. 1. a device for submarines, consisting of air intake and exhaust tubes: it permits submergence for long periods. 2. a breathing tube extending above the surface of the water, used in swimming just below the surface.
a device allowing a swimmer to breathe while face down on the surface of the water, consisting of a bent tube fitting into the mouth and projecting above the surface.
When you snorkel, you swim near the surface of the water while wearing a mask, fins, and a snorkel through which you can breathe. People like to snorkel in coral reefs, where they can see all kinds of ocean life.
