Explore Scuba through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like aqualung or ventilator. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Scuba in a sentence
Scuba meaning
An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding compressed, filtered air and a regulator which delivers the air to the diver at ambient pressure which can be used underwater.
Synonyms of Scuba
Using Scuba
- The main meaning on this page is: An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding compressed, filtered air and a regulator which delivers the air to the diver at ambient pressure which can be used underwater.
- Useful related words include: aqualung, aqua-lung, breathing device, breathing apparatus.
- In the example corpus, scuba often appears in combinations such as: scuba diving, scuba divers, of scuba.
Context around Scuba
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scuba
- In this selection, "scuba" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, use, flow, circuit, set, diving and main stand out and add context to how "scuba" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a certified scuba diver often and a scuba diving or. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scuba" sits close to words such as academies, ambushed and appease, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scuba
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
One day, he went scuba diving to earn his scuba diving badge for scouts. (14 words)
Mike, a certified scuba diver, often uses those skills to clean the bottom of the boat. (16 words)
Illegal fishing practices such as spearfishing with a scuba tank and bottom trawling are strongly enforced elsewhere, he said. (19 words)
Trapped Thai boys learn to use scuba masksJuly 4 (UPI) -- Rescuers taught a dozen teen boys and their soccer coach, trapped in a cave in Thailand, how to use scuba masks for diving before a possible evacuation. (37 words)
Dawn added that she would like to thank Jason Coles and Dunnon-based scuba tour company Wreckspeditions, without whom she woudn't have been out on the water in the first place to capture the marvellous moment. (37 words)
A scuba diving or bungee jumping trip has a much higher risk factor than a weekend away to visit family, so investing in trip insurance may be prudent because so many things could go wrong. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Trapped Thai boys learn to use scuba masksJuly 4 (UPI) -- Rescuers taught a dozen teen boys and their soccer coach, trapped in a cave in Thailand, how to use scuba masks for diving before a possible evacuation.
Breathing gases for scuba main seeAlso Until nitrox was widely accepted in the late 1990s, almost all recreational scuba used simple compressed and filtered air.
Constant flow scuba main Constant flow scuba sets do not have a demand regulator; the breathing gas flows at a constant rate, unless the diver switches it on and off by hand.
Gas endurance of a scuba set main seeAlso Gas endurance of a scuba set is the time that the gas supply will last during a dive.
Harness configuration seeAlso Stabilizer jacket harness Diver wearing scuba set with integral bag The scuba set can be carried by the diver in several ways.
In Britain the word aqualung, used for any demand-valve-controlled open-circuit scuba set, still continues to be used nowadays; in old times it was sometimes inaccurately for any scuba set including rebreathers.
One day, he went scuba diving to earn his scuba diving badge for scouts.
Types Scuba sets are of two types: *In open-circuit scuba the diver inhales from the equipment and all the exhaled gas is exhausted to the surrounding water.
A scuba diving or bungee jumping trip has a much higher risk factor than a weekend away to visit family, so investing in trip insurance may be prudent because so many things could go wrong.
Cast members got scuba certifications and trained with a free-diving instructor, and the movie’s sound mixer kept four microphones constantly running in the tank to capture underwater background noises.
Dawn added that she would like to thank Jason Coles and Dunnon-based scuba tour company Wreckspeditions, without whom she woudn't have been out on the water in the first place to capture the marvellous moment.
Emergency responders were dispatched to Shaw’s Cove Beach on Saturday, March 25 at 12:32 p.m. after a 46-year-old male scuba diver was reported missing in the water.
Illegal fishing practices such as spearfishing with a scuba tank and bottom trawling are strongly enforced elsewhere, he said.
In addition, some reportedly staged as scuba divers in order to get close to a Florida rocket launch site, while others claimed to be staying on an Army base in Alaska.
I used to do scuba diving when I lived in the Middle East, so I’d love to start doing that again.
Jim has been diving for years and says he's never encountered an aggressive shark (Image: Jim Abernethy/Scuba Adventures.
Meanwhile, authorities in neighboring Puerto Rico, which also was hit by Franklin's rain, were searching for two scuba divers missing south of the U.S. territory in waters churned up by the storm.
Mike, a certified scuba diver, often uses those skills to clean the bottom of the boat.
Scuba diving crews hired to secretly retrieve drugs from a ship are sometimes brought in specifically for the job.
Scuba Travel, which chartered the boat, said the group on board had been on a seven-day tour and the company was working with the local authorities and specialist advisers.
Common combinations with scuba
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- scuba diving 80×
- scuba divers 19×
- of scuba 13×
- scuba set 10×
- to scuba 10×
- scuba diver 9×
- the scuba 8×
- and scuba 8×
- for scuba 6×
- open-circuit scuba 6×