scuba diving

[tulipflower]

Do diving and scuba diving have the same meaning?

 

[bhaisahab]

No.

 

[tulipflower]

Would you help me with the difference between scuba diving and diving, please. I checked it in the Longman but I couldn't find the difference.

 

[tedmc]

Are you sure you cannot get it from the dictionary?

Diving is jumping into the water from above.
Scuba (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) diving is moving around underwater. But scuba divers normally talk about diving to mean scuba diving.

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[Tdol]

Free diving is different from scuba diving, but both could be referred to as diving.

 

[Rover_KE]

I checked it in the Longman but I couldn't find the difference.

Longman is not the best dictionary. Click here and bookmark the OneLook site for future reference.

 

[mawolhoen]

No, diving and scuba diving have different meanings. Diving is a general term that refers to any type of plunging or Jumping into the water, while scuba diving specifically refers to diving using breathing apparatus. This Scuba diving lore website is a type of diving that uses self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) to allow divers to breathe underwater. SCUBA diving typically requires more training than other types of diving, such as snorkeling.