gas mask
noun
: a mask connected to a chemical air filter and used to protect the face and lungs from toxic gases
broadly
: respirator sense 1
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The Air Force has historically maintained strict grooming standards, unless personnel have a shaving medical waiver for medical or religious reasons, citing safety concerns, particularly in combat zones where airtight equipment such as gas masks must seal effectively.
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Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Players might be awarded a prize card with a few ballots (collect 100 to start making your way to Trump) or a hostage (Pence, for example); an item card (batons, gas masks, tasers, other things that come in handy when battling fellow insurrectionists or cops); or an event card.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
He was dressed in full black and wore a gas mask and ballistic helmet over his face and head in addition to a bullet-resistant vest, leggings, throat protector, groin protector and tactical gloves.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
In one of his most high-profile actions, Gaetz wore a gas mask on the House floor while Congress voted on a multi-billion dollar bill to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
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Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Players might be awarded a prize card with a few ballots (collect 100 to start making your way to Trump) or a hostage (Pence, for example); an item card (batons, gas masks, tasers, other things that come in handy when battling fellow insurrectionists or cops); or an event card.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
He was dressed in full black and wore a gas mask and ballistic helmet over his face and head in addition to a bullet-resistant vest, leggings, throat protector, groin protector and tactical gloves.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
In one of his most high-profile actions, Gaetz wore a gas mask on the House floor while Congress voted on a multi-billion dollar bill to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Gas mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20mask. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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