Phrase guide

scuba diving

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈskuːbə ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Underwater swimming using scuba equipment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: diving, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, underwater-diving

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

skin diving with scuba apparatus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: skin diving, skin-dive

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 水肺潛水 /水肺潜水 (shuǐfèi qiánshuǐ) — underwater swimming
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水肺潜 (shuǐfèi qián) — underwater swimming
  • Dutch: duiksport — underwater swimming
  • Estonian: akvalangiga sukeldumine — underwater swimming
  • Finnish: laitesukellus — underwater swimming
  • French: plongée sous-marine — underwater swimming
  • German: Tauchen — underwater swimming
  • German: Gerätetauchen — underwater swimming
  • Hungarian: könnyűbúvárkodás — underwater swimming
  • Italian: immersione con autorespiratore — underwater swimming
  • Italian: pesca subacquea — underwater swimming
  • Japanese: スキューバ・ダイビング (sukyūba-daibingu) — underwater swimming
  • Korean: 스쿠버다이빙 (seukubeodaibing) — underwater swimming
  • Polish: nurkowanie z akwalungiem — underwater swimming
  • Russian: скуба-да́йвинг (skuba-dájving) — underwater swimming
  • Russian: подво́дное пла́вание с аквала́нгом (podvódnoje plávanije s akvalángom) — underwater swimming
  • Serbo-Croatian: ronjenje — underwater swimming
  • Spanish: buceo — underwater swimming
  • Thai: การดําน้ําสกูบา (gaan-dam-nám-sà-gu-bá) — underwater swimming
  • Thai: การดําน้ําลึก (gaan-dam-nám-lʉ́k) — underwater swimming
  • Vietnamese: lặn có bình khí — underwater swimming