often attributive
: an apparatus utilizing a portable supply of compressed gas (such as air) supplied at a regulated pressure and used for breathing while swimming underwater
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Pocket details like porkchop pockets or scuba pockets, along with contrast seaming, elevate practical styles and give them a sartorial edge.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2024
At that depth, the divers can spend about an hour and a half on the bottom and can use civilian-type scuba gear instead of needing specialized deep-sea equipment.
—Edward Wong, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2023
The dress’s bodice is made of a black scuba material with a short collar and a wetsuit-like front zipper, which Lopez wore unzipped nearly to her bellybutton.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 13 June 2023
ProPublica uncovered the details of Thomas’ travel by drawing from flight records, internal documents distributed to Crow’s employees and interviews with dozens of people ranging from his superyacht’s staff to members of the secretive Bohemian Club to an Indonesian scuba diving instructor.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 6 Apr. 2023
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2024
At that depth, the divers can spend about an hour and a half on the bottom and can use civilian-type scuba gear instead of needing specialized deep-sea equipment.
—Edward Wong, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2023
The dress’s bodice is made of a black scuba material with a short collar and a wetsuit-like front zipper, which Lopez wore unzipped nearly to her bellybutton.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 13 June 2023
ProPublica uncovered the details of Thomas’ travel by drawing from flight records, internal documents distributed to Crow’s employees and interviews with dozens of people ranging from his superyacht’s staff to members of the secretive Bohemian Club to an Indonesian scuba diving instructor.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 6 Apr. 2023
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“Scuba.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scuba. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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scuba
noun
scu·ba
ˈsk(y)ü-bə 
: equipment used for breathing while swimming underwater
Etymology
self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
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