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# snorkel

noun (a snorkel, snorkels); verb (snorkel, snorkels, snorkelled / snorkeled, snorkelling / snorkeling)

«snorkel» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A snorkel is a short, bent tube that lets you breathe through your mouth while swimming face-down near the surface of the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snorkel/#m1)
2. To snorkel is to swim using a snorkel and a mask to look at fish and coral. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snorkel/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and holidays, children snorkel on beaches and reefs, such as the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. In science lessons, snorkelling is a way to observe sea life. In safety lessons, children learn to snorkel with an adult, in calm water, and never to go deep with a snorkel. Submarines also have snorkels for air. Phrases: «mask and snorkel», «go snorkelling».

### Examples

- I wore a mask and snorkel to look at the fish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snorkel/#x1)
- We went snorkelling on the reef. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snorkel/#x2)
- Blow hard to clear water from your snorkel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snorkel/#x3)
- She snorkelled over a turtle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snorkel/#x4)
- A snorkel only works near the surface. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snorkel/#x5)
- Always snorkel with a buddy and an adult nearby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snorkel/#x6)

### Note

Countable noun. Spelling: UK «snorkelled, snorkelling»; US «snorkeled, snorkeling». A snorkel is not the same as scuba gear, which has an air tank for diving deep.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «snorkel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snorkel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«snorkel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/snorkel.html) on Mova free.