HyperDic: schnorkel

English > 1 sense of the word schnorkel:
NOUNartifactschnorkel, snorkel, schnorchel, snorkel breather, breatherair passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes
English > schnorkel: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaningair passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time.
Synonymssnorkel, schnorchel, snorkel breather, breather
Part ofsubmarine, pigboat, sub, U-boatA submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
Broaderair passage, air duct, airwayA duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
Spanishschnorchel, tubo snorkel
Catalanschnorchel

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