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noun
1.
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
verb (used without object)
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Origin:
1950–55; s(elf)-c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus)
1950–55; s(elf)-c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus)
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Word Origin & History
scuba
1952, acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| scuba self-contained underwater breathing apparatus |
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