Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: self---con-tained un-der-wa-ter breath-ing ap-pa-ra-tus
IPA

61

Scrabble Score

41

Letters

12

Syllables

18

Unique Chars

Meaning

A portable device to allow divers to breathe while under water, consisting of one or two tanks of compressed air which are strapped onto the back of the diver, and are connected by tubing to a mouthpiece through which the diver receives the air from the tanks at rate adjustable by a valve; -- called also SCUBA , SCUBA gear , or SCUBA apparatus .

Questions

What does self-contained underwater breathing apparatus mean?: A portable device to allow divers to breathe while under water, consisting of one or two tanks of compressed air which are strapped onto the back of the diver, and are connected by tubing to a mouthpiece through which the diver receives the air from the tanks at rate adjustable by a valve; -- called also SCUBA , SCUBA gear , or SCUBA apparatus .

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