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snor·kel

(snôr′kəl)

1. A breathing apparatus for swimmers and surface divers that allows swimming or continuous use of a face mask without lifting the head to breathe, consisting of a tube that curves out of the mouth and extends above the surface of the water.

2. A retractable vertical tube in a diesel-engine submarine that contains air-intake and exhaust pipes for the engines and for ventilation, permitting extended periods of submergence at periscope depth.

intr.v. snor·keled, snor·kel·ing, snor·kels

To swim or dive under water with a snorkel and often with a face mask and fins.

[German Schnorchel, from dialectal, nose (from its resemblance in shape to a nose).]

snor′kel·er n.

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Noun

snorkeling - skin diving with a snorkel

snorkel diving

skin diving, skin-dive - underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel

Translations

I'd like to go snorkeling (US)
I'd like to go snorkelling (UK) → Chtěl bych jít šnorchlovat → Jeg vil gerne snorkle → Ich möchte schnorcheln gehen → Me gustaría bucear con esnórquel → Haluaisin snorklata → Želim roniti s maskom i disalicom → Vorrei fare dello snorkelling → 스노클링을 하고 싶어요 → Ik wil graag gaan snorkelen → Jeg vil gjerne dykke med snorkel → Chciałbymponurkować z rurką → Eu queria fazer snorkel → Jag skulle vilja snorkla → Şnorkelle dalmak istiyorum → 我想去浮潜

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