SNORKEL BREATHER

 Dictionary entry overview: What does snorkel breather mean? 

• SNORKEL BREATHER (noun)
  The noun SNORKEL BREATHER 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: SNORKEL BREATHER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SNORKEL BREATHER (noun)

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:

schnorchel; schnorkel; snorkel breather; breather; snorkel

Hypernyms ("snorkel breather" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("snorkel breather" is a part of...):

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