Meaning & use
snorkeled
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Swam underwater using a snorkel to breathe while the face is submerged.
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We snorkeled along the reef and saw dozens of colorful fish.
He snorkeled for the first time on vacation in the Caribbean.
A note on using this word
The device itself, the "snorkel," takes its name from the German U-boat breathing tube called a "Schnorchel."
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