scuba
Underwater breathing apparatus
Scuba is underwater diving equipment that allows a swimmer to breathe from a tank of compressed air.
The word began as an acronym for "self-contained underwater breathing apparatus" but is now used as a regular word: scuba diving, scuba gear.
As a verb, to scuba is to dive with such equipment: We scubaed off the reef.
Device maintaining steady output
- wetsuitInsulating garment for water
- finsSwimming appendages
- maskFace-worn concealment
- tankLarge storage vessel
dive computer · snorkel · octopus · drysuit · weight belt · depth gauge · pressure gauge · cylinder
Marine skeletal formation
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
- sharkCartilaginous marine predator
- turtleShell-encased reptile
manta ray · octopus · seahorse · dolphin · whale · moray eel · barracuda · jellyfish
Downward slope or lineage
- ascentUpward movement
- decompressionReduction of pressure
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- submersionBeing entirely underwater
underwater · depth · nitrogen · breathing · equalization · visibility · current · thermocline
Destroyed vessel or vehicle
- caveUnderground hollow in rock
- cenoteLimestone sinkhole revealing groundwater
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
- archaeologicalOf studying ancient remains
discovery · expedition · underwater photography · mapping · survey · research · artifact · submerged
Surge of intense excitement
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- discoveryAct of finding something
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
destination · bucket list · encounter · wildlife · immersion · expedition
regulator
Device maintaining steady output
tank · dive computer · snorkel · octopus · drysuit · weight belt · depth gauge · pressure gauge · cylinder · booties
coral
Marine skeletal formation
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
- sharkCartilaginous marine predator
turtle · manta ray · octopus · seahorse · dolphin · whale · moray eel · barracuda · jellyfish · anemone
descent
Downward slope or lineage
- ascentUpward movement
- decompressionReduction of pressure
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
submersion · underwater · depth · nitrogen · breathing · equalization · visibility · current · thermocline · dive site
wreck
Destroyed vessel or vehicle
- caveUnderground hollow in rock
- cenoteLimestone sinkhole revealing groundwater
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
archaeological · discovery · expedition · underwater photography · mapping · survey · research · artifact · submerged · grotto
thrill
Surge of intense excitement
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- discoveryAct of finding something
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
tropical · destination · bucket list · encounter · wildlife · immersion · expedition
- divingdive mask, dive helmet, diving bells, forward dive, diving suits
- Coined Wordschortle, galumph, nerd, robot, quark
- ocean divingdiver, dive, deep dive, diving suit, dive suit
- scuba divingregulator, BCD, wetsuit, fins, dive mask
- island lifeatoll, islet, reef, cay, key
- depthsabyss, deep, bottom, chasm, fathomless
scubaskydiving
Recreational freefall from aircraft
paragliding · hang gliding · flying · aviation · mountaineering
- scuba divingSwimming with air tanks
- scuba diverUnderwater swimmer with tank
- scuba gearUnderwater breathing apparatus
- scuba tankPortable underwater air source
- scuba maskUnderwater face covering
- scuba setPortable underwater breathing system