freediving

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A form of free-diving — Any of various aquatic disciplines in which divers attempt to stay underwater without a breathing apparatus for as long as possible.

OriginEnglish diving ← Middle English fre ← Old English frēo →
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Meanings

nounfreediving (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of free-diving.

    He always said freediving was the best way to spearfish because it required enormous patience and concentration, without the benefit of a scuba tank, to hold one’s position until the right prey came along.

    2020 July 14, Tom Mashberg, “Jay Riffe, Spearfishing King, Is Dead at 82”, in The New York Times
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of freedive

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*preyH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*priHós
  3. Proto-Germanic*frijwaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*friu
  5. Old Englishfrēo
  6. Middle Englishfre
  7. Englishfree
  8. Englishdiving
  9. Englishfreediving

From free + diving.

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APA

freediving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freediving

MLA

“freediving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freediving. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freediving,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freediving.

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