(skin diving)
31Diving shot — Diagram of a diving shot upcurrent of a dive site A diving shot is an item of diving equipment consisting of a weight, a line and a buoy. The weight is dropped on the dive site. The line connects the weight and the buoy and is used by divers to… …
32skin dive — intransitive verb 1. : to swim beneath the surface of water especially at considerable depth without a diving helmet and suit, with a face mask and flippers, and with or without a portable breathing device 2. : goggle 3 …
33underwater diving — also called underwater swimming, swimming done underwater either with a minimum of equipment, as in skin diving (free diving) or with a scuba (scuba diving) (abbreviation of self contained underwater breathing apparatus) or an Aqua Lung.… …
34free diving — noun Britain : skin diving * * * free diver. Chiefly Brit. See skin diving. [1950 55] * * * free diving, = skin diving. (Cf. ↑skin diving) …
35Recreational diving — Divers off Key West, Florida Recreational diving or sport diving is a type of diving that uses SCUBA equipment for the purpose of leisure and enjoyment. In some diving circles, the term recreational diving is used in contradistinction to… …
36scuba diving — noun skin diving with scuba apparatus • Hypernyms: ↑skin diving, ↑skin dive …
37snorkel diving — noun skin diving with a snorkel • Syn: ↑snorkeling • Derivationally related forms: ↑snorkel (for: ↑snorkeling) • Hypernyms: ↑skin diving, ↑skin dive …
38scuba diving — scuba diver. the activity or recreation of diving or exploring underwater through use of a scuba device. Also called scuba. [1960 65] * * * Swimming done underwater with a self contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba), as opposed to skin… …
39free-diving — freeˈ diving noun Skin diving • • • Main Entry: ↑free …
40mask diving — mask diving, skin diving in which the diver uses a face mask and, usually, a snorkel …
