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Meanings of breather in English
Air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time.
Synonyms
Examples for "snorkel"
Examples for "snorkel"
1
Did you snorkel in the Sea of Cortez while you were there?
2
You'd get under the water and use the stick as a snorkel.
3
Facebook Twitter Pinterest The lagoon where boats take visitors out to snorkel.
4
A day trip to see the dragons and snorkel costs £20pp.
5
I had a snorkel and an underwater camera on a tripod.
Usage of breather in English
1
The course work got so intense, I needed to take a breather.
2
Try and remember that nobody can work that intensively without a breather!
3
Ten minutes a quick breather later, he got back on and sent.
4
The Markets have taken a comparative breather overnight but are still down.
5
Photo: Kelly Donegan Taking a breather with my climbing buddies on Kilimanjaro.
6
My snow-blind climber needed to rest, and we stopped for a breather.
7
I'll take a breather while you go in and finish him off.
8
Lennar and other builders got a breather in the year's final quarter.
9
At the top of the third pole Arthur stopped for a breather.
10
Either till the bad guys went away, or his breather ran empty.
11
Our friend Fire-breather's power is growing at a dangerously exponential rate.
12
Bodhrán player Eamon Murray took a short breather to answer a few questions.
13
She just needs a breather until her fighting spirit comes back.
14
This gave Kim and his SEALs a breather, but their situation was precarious.
15
If, in fact, it really is over -or just taking a breather.
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The dollar, however, took a breather after two days of gains on Friday.
About this term
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Breather through the time
Breather across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common