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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries水肺潜水
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shuǐ fèi qián shuǐ
"我们在海南岛体验了水肺潜水。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A system that allows a swimmer or diver to breathe underwater, consisting of a pressurized air cylinder and breathing apparatus.
"He checked his scuba gear carefully before jumping off the boat into the crystal-clear water."
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To engage in the activity of swimming underwater using a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
"They plan to scuba along the coral reef during their vacation in the tropics."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originated in the mid-20th century as an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, coined in the United States around 1952. It transitioned rapidly from technical military and scientific jargon into a widely recognized international noun and verb denoting underwater diving.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scuba" is said worldwide
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plongée sous-marine
Transliteration: plongée sous-marine
"Nous faisons de la plongée sous-marine dans les Caraïbes."
Tauchen
Transliteration: Tauchen
"Er liebt es, im Urlaub zu tauchen."
immersione
Transliteration: immersione
"Faremo un'immersione profonda questo fine settimana."
buceo
Transliteration: buceo
"El buceo en la gran barrera de coral es una experiencia increíble."
mergulho
Transliteration: mergulho
"Eles praticam mergulho autônomo nas férias."
स्कूबा डाइविंग
Transliteration: skūbā ḍāving
"हमने समुद्र के नीचे स्कूबा डाइविंग का आनंद लिया।"
水肺潜水
Transliteration: shuǐ fèi qián shuǐ
"我们在海南岛体验了水肺潜水。"
스쿠버 다이빙
Transliteration: seukubeo daibing
"제주도에서 스쿠버 다이빙을 배웠습니다."
スキューバダイビング
Transliteration: sukyūba daibingu
"沖縄でスキューバダイビングを楽しみました。"
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