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snorkel

noun B1
  1. A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater. · They wore snorkels while exploring the coral reef.· She used a snorkel to breathe while swimming underwater.
  2. A retractable tube fitted in diesel-engine submarines to allow sufficient ventilation that the engines may be used at periscope depth.
  3. A snorkel parka.

Plural snorkels

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