(skin diving)

  • 11skin-diving — UK / US noun [uncountable] the sport of swimming under the water with only light equipment and no rubber suit Derived word: skin diver noun countable Word forms skin diver : singular skin diver plural skin divers …

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  • 12skin-diving — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. scuba diving, snorkeling. WORD FIND • air flow apparatus: regulator • ascend slowly, stop, ascend: decompress • breathing tube for shallow swimming: snorkel • dangerous narcotic effect of deep water diving: nitrogen… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 13skin diving — noun Date: 1938 the sport of swimming under water with a face mask and flippers and especially without a portable breathing device • skin dive intransitive verb • skin diver noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 14skin-diving — noun (U) the sport of swimming under water with light breathing equipment but without a protective suit skin diver noun (C) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15skin diving — noun The act of swimming underwater with equipment …

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  • 16skin diving — underwater swimming with air supplied by snorkel or scuba equipmentv. swim under water with air supplied by snorkel or scuba equipment …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 17skin diving — see picture …

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  • 18skin-dive — skin diver. /skin duyv /, v.i., skin dived or skin dove / dohv /, skin diving. to engage in skin diving. [1950 55] * * * …

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  • 19skin-diver — skin diving ► NOUN ▪ the action or sport of swimming under water without a diving suit, typically using an aqualung and flippers. DERIVATIVES skin diver noun …

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  • 20skin-dive — skin′ dive v. i. dived dove [[t] ˌdoʊv[/t]] div•ing spo to engage in skin diving • Etymology: 1950–55 skin′ div er, n …

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