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schnorkel

schnorkel is the alternative form of snorkel.

Meaning of snorkel

Noun

snorkel (plural snorkels)

  1. A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.
    • They wore snorkels while exploring the coral reef.
  2. A retractable tube fitted in diesel-engine submarines to allow sufficient ventilation that the engines may be used at periscope depth.
    Synonyms:
    snort
  3. A snorkel parka.

See all 4 meanings of snorkel

Forms of schnorkel

Noun
pluralschnorkels
Verb
third-person singular presentschnorkels
present participle USschnorkeling
present participle UKschnorkelling
past participle USschnorkeled
past USschnorkeled
past participle UKschnorkelled
past UKschnorkelled

Questions about schnorkel

What is schnorkel the alternative form of?
Schnorkel is the alternative form of snorkel.

Words near schnorkel in the dictionary

  1. Schnoor
  2. Schnoors
  3. Schnorchel
  4. schnorer
  5. schnorers
  6. schnorkel
  7. schnorkeled
  8. schnorkeling
  9. schnorkelled
  10. schnorkelling
  11. schnorkels

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