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Etymology

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From SCUBA, acronym of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.

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Noun

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scuba (plural scubas)

  1. (underwater diving) An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding compressed, filtered air and a regulator which delivers the air to the diver at ambient pressure which can be used underwater.

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Verb

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scuba (third-person singular simple present scubas, present participle scubaing, simple past and past participle scubaed)

  1. (rare) To perform scuba diving.

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