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free-diving

free-diving noun: any of various aquatic disciplines in which divers attempt to stay underwater without a breathing apparatus for as long as possible. Also the present participle and gerund of free-dive.

Noun

free-diving (uncountable)

  1. Any of various aquatic disciplines in which divers attempt to stay underwater without a breathing apparatus for as long as possible.

Also used as

free-diving is also the present participle and gerund of free-dive.

Questions about free-diving

What does free-diving mean?
Free-diving means any of various aquatic disciplines in which divers attempt to stay underwater without a breathing apparatus for as long as possible.
What part of speech is free-diving?
Free-diving is a noun.

Words near free-diving in the dictionary

  1. free-dive
  2. free-dived
  3. free-diver
  4. free-divers
  5. free-dives
  6. free-diving
  7. free-dumb
  8. free-er
  9. free-est
  10. free-exercise clause
  11. free-fall

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