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swimming goggles

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Goggles to protect the eyes from material in the water, while swimming.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • You should wear a pair of swimming goggles because of all the pollen.

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ulleres de natació — goggles for protecting the eyes in the water
  • Chinese: 水鏡 /水镜 (chúi-kiàn) — goggles for protecting the eyes in the water
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蛙鏡 /蛙镜 (wājìng) — goggles for protecting the eyes in the water
  • Chinese Mandarin: 泳鏡 /泳镜 (yǒngjìng) — goggles for protecting the eyes in the water
  • Dutch: zwembril — goggles for protecting the eyes in the water
  • Finnish: uimalasit — goggles for protecting the eyes in the water
  • French: lunettes de natation — goggles for protecting the eyes in the water
  • French: lunettes de piscine — goggles for protecting the eyes in the water
  • German: Schwimmbrille — goggles for protecting the eyes in the water
  • Icelandic: sundgleraugu — goggles for protecting the eyes in the water
  • Italian: occhialini da nuoto — goggles for protecting the eyes in the water
  • Norwegian Bokmål: svømmebrille — goggles for protecting the eyes in the water
  • Polish: okulary pływackie — goggles for protecting the eyes in the water
  • Polish: okulary do pływania — goggles for protecting the eyes in the water
  • Portuguese: óculos de natação — goggles for protecting the eyes in the water
  • Russian: очки́ для пла́вания (očkí dlja plávanija) — goggles for protecting the eyes in the water
  • Russian: пла́вательные очки́ (plávatelʹnyje očkí) — goggles for protecting the eyes in the water
  • Spanish: antiparras de natación — goggles for protecting the eyes in the water
  • Swedish: simglasögon — goggles for protecting the eyes in the water