snorkel vs tin

snorkel

noun
  • A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater. 

  • A snorkel parka. 

  • A retractable tube fitted in diesel-engine submarines to allow sufficient ventilation that the engines may be used at periscope depth. 

verb
  • To use a snorkel. 

tin

noun
  • An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product. 

  • A metal pan used for baking, roasting, etc. 

  • A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn. 

  • computer hardware. 

  • The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball. 

verb
  • To coat with solder, in order to consolidate braided wire, so as to make contact with all strands and reduce fragility of the fraying wire 

  • To cover with tin. 

  • To place into a metal can (ie. a tin; be it tin, steel, aluminum) in order to preserve. 

  • To coat with solder, in preparation for soldering, to ensure a good solder joint 

adj
  • Made of galvanised iron or built of corrugated iron. 

  • Made of tin. 

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