tuba — meaning in English

English meaning

• snorkel noun A tube you hold in your mouth or fit to a diving mask so you can breathe while your face is underwater.
• tuba noun A large brass instrument, usually the lowest-pitched in the brass section, played by buzzing the lips into a mouthpiece and pressing valves.

Senses

tuba is used for these senses in English:

• snorkel (underwater diving) A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.
• tuba A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys.

snorkel — full definition

1. noun A tube you hold in your mouth or fit to a diving mask so you can breathe while your face is underwater.
2. verb To swim or explore underwater using a snorkel.

tuba — full definition

1. noun A large brass instrument, usually the lowest-pitched in the brass section, played by buzzing the lips into a mouthpiece and pressing valves.
2. noun A reed stop on a pipe organ that imitates the sound of the brass instrument.

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