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How to use snorkel in a sentence

11 example sentences · noun, verb

Snorkel means a hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater. Example: “They wore snorkels while exploring the coral reef.”

Examples of snorkel by meaning

nounA hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing...

  • They wore snorkels while exploring the coral reef.
  • She used a snorkel to breathe while swimming underwater.

verbTo use a snorkel.

  • We spent the afternoon snorkeling in the clear blue waters.

More sentences with snorkel

  • Younger Scals wore snorkel parkas, Clark’s Nature Trekkers, Lee cords, Slazenger jumpers, Fred Perry t-shirts, Samba or Mamba training shoes.2023 July 3, “What is Terrace Culture? And who are Casuals?”, in National Museums Liverpool, archived from the original on 26 Mar 2025. From the entry scal
  • Visitors can access snorkel and dive platforms, high-speed dive boats, a glass-bottomed boat and the luxury catamaran Reef Empress.2021 December, The Road Ahead, Brisbane, page 26, column 3. From the entry glass-bottom boat
  • The snorkels have automatic closing devices that usually work by gravity — which means little when a diver is upside down.2005, John Blaine, Rick Brant's Science Projects, page 53. From the entry maskful
  • You don't puff or snorkel and make death-like rattles.1976, Paddy Chayefsky, Network, spoken by Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway). From the entry in the sack
  • And while the tropics are definitely the place to be when it's brick outside, rocking a snorkel on the beach only works when you're snorkeling.2005, Vibe, volume 12, number 14, page 102. From the entry brick
  • As soon as they see me scurrying around picking up snorkels and flippers they know the Big Wet is on its way.1981, Les Tanner, Nature's a Nice Place to Visit, from Tanner With Words, 1981. Quoted in Aussie Humour, Macmillan, 1988, page 93. From the entry Hughie
  • After a quick crash course – involving snorkelling, diving and puck control – with accomplished Octopusher and alumnus athlete Adam (I know, what a coincidence) I was game-ready.2017 November 1, Adam Philpott, “Nouse Tries...Octopush”, in Nouse. From the entry octopusher
  • The simple L-shaped or J-shaped snorkel is the simplest latter alternatives are more likely to be of interest to people like finswimmers, octopushers and spearfishers who work hard while snorkelling.1986, Diver - Volume 31, page 18. From the entry octopusher

Meaning of snorkel

  1. noun A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.
  2. noun A retractable tube fitted in diesel-engine submarines to allow sufficient ventilation that the engines may be used at periscope depth.
  3. noun A snorkel parka.

Full definition of snorkel

Questions about snorkel in a sentence

How do you use snorkel in a sentence?
Snorkel is used as a noun and verb. For example: “They wore snorkels while exploring the coral reef.”
What is a short sentence with snorkel?
“They wore snorkels while exploring the coral reef.”
What does snorkel mean?
Snorkel means a hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.

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