snorkel

Surface air intake

A snorkel is a breathing tube that allows a swimmer to inhale air while floating face-down at the water's surface.

The tube curves up from the mouth to clear the waterline.

Snorkeling as an activity involves swimming with mask, snorkel, and often fins to observe underwater life in shallow waters: We went snorkeling on the reef.

equipment

mask

Face-worn concealment

drysuit · booties · gloves · hood · defogger · float · vest · keeper · strap · purge

marine

coral

Marine skeletal formation

  • reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
  • fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
  • sea turtleOcean-dwelling shelled reptile

manta ray · seahorse · clownfish · parrotfish · moray eel · stingray · octopus · starfish · anemone · jellyfish

location

reef

Underwater rock or coral formation

  • lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
  • coveSheltered coastal indentation
  • bayPartially enclosed water

shallows · tropics · Caribbean · Maldives · Great Barrier Reef · Hawaii · Belize · Cozumel · cenote · tide pool

recreation

vacation

Leisure time away

tour · boat trip · island hopping · tropical · leisure · family · tourism · swimming · float · paddle

breathing

breathe

Exchange air through lungs

purge · airway · surface · gulp · splutter · flood · drainage · semi-dry

technique

duck dive

Submerging to clear whitewater

float · tread water · breath hold · equalize · defog · buddy system · freedive

Categories
Opposites
breathing apparatus depth capability

snorkelscuba gear

Underwater breathing apparatus

SCUBA · rebreather · aqualung · compressed air tank · diving bell

water activity position

snorkeldeep diving

Descending underwater considerably

free diving · scuba diving · landlubbing

water activity type

snorkelscuba diving

Swimming with air tanks

cave diving · wreck diving · technical diving · submersible · submarine

Phrases
Family

snorkeling, snorkels, snorkelling, snorkelled, snorkelers, snorkeler, snorkeller, snorkellers, snorkeled

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G