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100 Words Every Snorkeler Should Know

August 5, 2026

100 Words Every Snorkeler Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. anchor device securing a boat
2. anemone tentacled marine invertebrate
3. angelfish brightly colored reef fish
4. anti-fog substance preventing lens fog
5. ascend move upward in water
6. barracuda long predatory silver fish
7. bay broad coastal inlet
8. beach sandy edge of the sea
9. blade flat fin section
10. boat watercraft used for access
11. booties soft footwear for water
12. breathe take air into the lungs
13. buckle fastener for adjusting straps
14. buoyancy ability to float in water
15. butterflyfish thin colorful reef fish
16. camouflage blending in with surroundings
17. captain person in charge of boat
18. channel narrow water passage
19. chop short rough surface waves
20. clownfish small orange reef fish
21. coral hard marine colony structure
22. cove small sheltered bay
23. cramp painful muscle tightening
24. current moving water flow
25. defog prevent lens misting
26. dehydration too little body water
27. depth distance below the surface
28. dive go underwater briefly
29. dolphin intelligent marine mammal
30. drift move with the current
31. drop-off sudden underwater depth change
32. dry bag waterproof bag for belongings
33. duck dive surface dive headfirst downward
34. ear squeeze ear pain from pressure change
35. eel long snake-like fish
36. encounter meeting wildlife unexpectedly
37. entry way of getting into water
38. equalize balance pressure in ears
39. exit way of leaving water
40. fatigue extreme tiredness
41. fins footwear for efficient kicking
42. flag visible marker for safety
43. float stay on the water
44. flutter kick alternating up-and-down fin kick
45. foot pocket part of fin for foot
46. free dive dive while holding breath
47. frog kick wide kick like a frog
48. glide move smoothly through water
49. goggles eye coverings for swimming
50. grouper large heavy-bodied reef fish
51. guide person leading the outing
52. habitat natural home of an organism
53. hover stay nearly still underwater
54. hypothermia dangerously low body temperature
55. jellyfish gelatinous stinging sea animal
56. kelp large brown seaweed
57. kick propel yourself with your legs
58. ladder steps for climbing aboard
59. lagoon shallow coastal water area
60. lens clear viewing part of mask
61. manatee large gentle marine mammal
62. mask face covering for underwater vision
63. mooring secured boat attachment point
64. moray large reef-dwelling eel
65. mouthpiece part held between the teeth
66. nudibranch colorful shell-less sea slug
67. observe watch carefully
68. octopus eight-armed marine animal
69. parrotfish reef fish with beaklike mouth
70. plankton tiny drifting water organisms
71. predator animal that hunts others
72. pressure force exerted by water
73. prey animal hunted by another
74. purge clear water from snorkel
75. rash guard protective swim shirt
76. ray flat gliding sea fish
77. reef ridge of coral or rock
78. resurface come back to surface
79. rip current strong current away from shore
80. seagrass marine flowering plants underwater
81. seal watertight fit around edges
82. shark cartilaginous predatory fish
83. shore land beside the water
84. skirt soft mask edge seal
85. snapper common schooling reef fish
86. snorkel breathing tube used at surface
87. squid fast swimming tentacled animal
88. strap band that secures gear
89. surface top of the water
90. tide regular rise and fall
91. tow float floating marker pulled behind
92. tread stay upright by moving limbs
93. turtle marine reptile with shell
94. undertow seaward pull beneath waves
95. urchin spiny round sea animal
96. venomous able to inject venom
97. vest inflatable flotation garment
98. visibility how clearly you can see
99. wetsuit insulating neoprene suit
100. whistle small device for signaling

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