snorkel

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schnorchel (“(submarine) snorkel”), related to schnarchen (“to snore”). Thus named because of the submarine snorkel's functional similarity to a nose and because of its noise when in use. The anglicized spelling was first recorded in 1949.

Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ɔː(r)kəl

Noun

snorkel (plural snorkels)

1. A hollow tube, held in the mouth, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.
2. A retractable tube fitted in diesel-engine submarines to allow sufficient ventilation that the engines may be used at periscope depth.

   Synonym: snort

Verb

snorkel (third-person singular simple present snorkels, present participle (UK) snorkelling or (US) snorkeling, simple past and past participle (UK) snorkelled or (US) snorkeled)

1. To use a snorkel.

Etymology

First attested in the 1949. Borrowing from English snorkel, from German Schnorchel. The German word was coined in the 1940s to describe the Dutch snuiver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnɔr.kəl/

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• Hyphenation: snor‧kel

Noun

snorkel m (plural snorkels, diminutive snorkeltje n)

1. snorkel (swimming gear, breathing tube)
2. submarine snorkel, snort
   • 1949 March 10, "De macht op zee", Amigoe di Curaçao, vol. 65, issue 5670, page 1.

     De snorkel stelt de duikboot in staat om onder water „adem te halen", en zodoende kan zij voor onbepaalde tijd onder water blijven.

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   Synonym: snuiver

Alternative forms

• esnórquel (rare)

Noun

snorkel m (plural snorkels)

1. snorkel (hollow tube used for breathing underwater)

Noun

snorkel m (plural snorkels or snorkel)

1. snorkel
2. snorkelling