scuba

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

From SCUBA, acronym of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus; now usually viewed as anacronymic.

"Too much scuba diving and swimming and sailing and sunsets and black starry nights can be bad for your health. — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
OTHER SIGNIFICANT MONARCH BOOKS MS18 WHAT'S WRONG WITH U.S. FOREIGN POLICY? by Frank L. Kluckholm MS17 SKIN AND SCUBA DIVING by Richard Hardwick MS16 THE CRISIS IN CUBA by Thomas Freeman MS15 THERMONUCLEAR WARFARE by Poul Anderson MS14 THE REAL STORY ON CUBA by James Bayard MS13 HOW TO STAY YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL by Jan Michael MS11 THE RED CARPET by Ezra Taft Benson A grim warning against socialism--the royal road to communism. — The Colors of Space, Marion Zimmer Bradley

aqualung, Aqua-Lung

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