SCHNORKEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does schnorkel mean? 

• SCHNORKEL (noun)
  The noun SCHNORKEL has 1 sense:

1. air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time

  Familiarity information: SCHNORKEL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCHNORKEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

breather; schnorchel; schnorkel; snorkel; snorkel breather

Hypernyms ("schnorkel" is a kind of...):

air duct; air passage; airway (a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines))

Holonyms ("schnorkel" is a part of...):

pigboat; sub; submarine; U-boat (a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes)