(n) breathing device consisting of a bent tube fitting into a swimmer's mouth and extending above the surface; allows swimmer to breathe while face down in the water
(n) air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time, Syn.snorkel breather, schnorkel, breather, schnorchel
v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Snored p. pr. & vb. n. Snoring. ] [ OE. snoren, AS. snora a snoring; akin to LG. snoren, snorken, snurken, to snore, D. snorken, G. schnarchen to snore, schnarren to rattle, MHG. snarren, Sw. snarka to snore, Icel. snarka to sputter, fizzle. Cf. Snarl to growl, Sneer, Snort. See Snoring. ] To breathe with a rough, hoarse, nasal voice in sleep. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Physiol.) The act of respiring through the open mouth so that the currents of inspired and expired air cause a vibration of the uvula and soft palate, thus giving rise to a sound more or less harsh. It is usually unvoluntary, but may be produced voluntarily. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Snorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Snorting. ] [ OE. snorten; akin to snoren. See Snore. ] 1. To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as do high-spirited horsed in prancing and play. Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To snore. [ R. ] “The snorting citizens.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. To laugh out loudly. [ Colloq. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]
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