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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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Like, what was Dennis Hopper inhaling in that gas mask?
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
The footage included Officer Daniel Hodges having his gas mask ripped off and being crushed in a door and Officer Michael Fanone being tased.
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
As Rathbun grabbed for the pole, Webster tackled him to the ground and grabbed his gas mask, choking the officer by the chin strap as other rioters kicked him.
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
Normally, the cooks wear gas masks while making fentanyl, to protect against toxic exposure to chemicals.
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Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined above
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“Gas mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20mask. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
gas mask
noun
: a mask connected to a chemical air filter and used to protect the face and lungs against harmful gases
Medical Definition
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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