snorkelling
/ˈsnɔːkəlɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsnɔːrkəlɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)
snorkelling — noun
1. a water activity in which you swim face-down at the surface, breathing through a
a water activity in which you swim face-down at the surface, breathing through a curved plastic tube, so you can watch fish and other sea life without lifting your head out of the water
The Watanabe family went snorkelling in the coral reef off Okinawa last summer.
proper noun location for real-world context
Snorkelling is a great way to see colourful fish without any special training.
subject-headword as topic; pattern: 'way to [verb]'
Before snorkelling, the instructor showed us how to clear water from the tube.
Liam spotted a sea turtle while snorkelling near the rocks at Hanauma Bay.
Diego bought his own snorkelling mask after renting one on his first trip to Bali.
- scuba diving
unlike snorkelling, scuba diving uses an oxygen tank and allows you to go deep underwater
- free diving
free diving is done without any breathing tube; you simply hold your breath
- skin diving
an older term that overlaps with snorkelling but often implies diving below the surface briefly
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