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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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.
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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
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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
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“Scuba.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scuba. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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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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