See Also: SCUBA(medicine)
scuba(dictionary)
scuba diving(encyclopedia)
scuba diving(dictionary)

Poundian (iou) and scuba (iou)


Poundian (iou)



Poundian adjective. M20.
[from Pound (see below) + -IAN.]
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the American writer and poet Ezra Pound (1885-1972) or his work.

scuba (iou)



scuba noun & verb. Also SCUBA. M20.
[Acronym, from self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.]
A. noun. Self-contained apparatus to enable a swimmer to breathe under water, comprising tanks of compressed air strapped on the back and feeding air automatically to a mask or mouthpiece; ellipt. scuba-diving. M20.
Comb.: scuba-dive verb intrans. swim under water using scuba apparatus; scuba-diver a person who goes scuba-diving; scuba-diving swimming under water using scuba apparatus, esp. as a sport.
b. verb intrans. Go scuba-diving. M20.