scuba

Meanings

Plural: scubas

Noun

a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding compressed, filtered air and a regulator which delivers the air to the diver at ambient pressure which can be used underwater.

Verb

To perform scuba diving.

Origin / Etymology

From SCUBA, acronym of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus; now usually viewed as anacronymic.

Synonyms

Aqua-Lung, aqualung

Scrabble Score: 9

scuba is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 12

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