noun

snorkel

noun

A tube you hold in your mouth or fit to a diving mask so you can breathe while your face is underwater.

"She grabbed a mask and snorkel to look at the coral reef."

verb

To swim or explore underwater using a snorkel.

"We snorkeled along the reef for almost two hours."

How to Use Snorkel

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA breathing tube for swimming face-down at the surface, or the act of swimming that way.

Common pairings

mask and snorkel go snorkeling snorkel gear

snorkelled past tense, snorkeled past tense, snorkels plural, snorkels singular

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She grabbed a mask and _____ to look at the coral reef.

Borrowed from German Schnorchel, related to schnarchen ("to snore") — named for its resemblance to a nose, and possibly for the noise it makes.