SCUBA
What does "SCUBA" mean?
A portable breathing apparatus that lets a diver swim underwater independent of the surface.
Meanings
- Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus; gear including a tank and regulator for diving. Strapped into his scuba, he sank slowly past the reef wall.
- To swim underwater using such equipment. They scubaed along the wreck until their air ran low. informal
- Relating to or used for this kind of diving. She booked a beginner scuba course in Bali.
Did you know?
- The free-swimming diver's gear was born in wartime: Jacques Cousteau and engineer Emile Gagnan patented the Aqua-Lung demand regulator in 1943.
- 'Scuba' is a fossilized acronym - Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus - coined in 1952 by Christian Lambertsen and now used as an ordinary word few people unpack.
Word origin
An acronym from 'Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus', coined in 1952 by U.S. Major Christian J. Lambertsen for the rebreather he had developed.
Remember it
SCUBA spells out the breath: Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
A little poem
One borrowed lungful
trailing silver coins of air-
the reef leans closer.
haiku
Wordplay
- I asked the diver why he never panics underwater. He said he just takes things one tank at a time.
What it teaches
Carry your own air and the deep stops being a wall and becomes a door.
Quick facts
What does SCUBA mean?
A portable breathing apparatus that lets a diver swim underwater independent of the surface.
Is SCUBA a valid word?
Yes — SCUBA is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SCUBA?
SCUBA has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SCUBA come from?
An acronym from 'Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus', coined in 1952 by U.S. Major Christian J. Lambertsen for the rebreather he had developed.
What can SCUBA teach us?
Carry your own air and the deep stops being a wall and becomes a door.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.