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Noun: snorkel breather
  1. Air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
    "The submarine used its snorkel breather to run its diesel engines while near the surface";
    - snorkel, schnorkel, schnorchel, breather

Derived forms: snorkel breathers

Type of: air duct, air passage, airway

Part of: pigboat [informal], sub [informal], submarine