snuba

Etymology

Blend of snorkel + scuba

snuba means A combination of snorkeling and scuba diving where the swimmer uses the fins, mask, and breathing apparatus commonly used in scuba diving, but the oxygen tanks usually strapped to the back are instead attached to floating rafts that remain on the water's surface. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.

noun

A combination of snorkeling and scuba diving where the swimmer uses the fins, mask, and breathing apparatus commonly used in scuba diving, but the oxygen tanks usually strapped to the back are instead attached to floating rafts that remain on the water's surface.“This isn’t scuba, or even snuba, but simply underwater walking!”