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skin diving

noun

  1. an underwater sport in which the swimmer, equipped with a lightweight mask, foot fins, and either a snorkel or a portable air cylinder and breathing device, can move about quickly and easily underwater, as for exploring or spear fishing.


skin diving

noun

  1. the sport or activity of diving and underwater swimming without wearing a diver's costume
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ°ì¾±²Ô-ËŒ»å¾±±¹±ð°ù, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of skin diving1

First recorded in 1945–50
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He found Ollie one day while skin diving off the coast of Greece.

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In some cases, the Neanderthals may have gone skin diving as deep as 6 to 13 feet.

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“They also did things like freshwater fishing and even skin diving.â€

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The next two monsters — each, more than two feet long — required 40 minutes of skin diving.

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Competitive spearfishing is done either with scuba gear and air tanks or by free diving, also called skin diving.

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