| NOUN | artifact | snorkel breather, snorkel, schnorkel, schnorchel, breather | air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes |
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| Meaning | air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time. | |
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| Synonyms | snorkel, schnorkel, schnorchel, breather | |
| Part of | submarine, pigboat, sub, U-boat | A submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes |
| Broader | air passage, air duct, airway | A duct that provides ventilation (as in mines) |
| Spanish | schnorchel, tubo snorkel | |
| Catalan | schnorchel | |
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