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 factory that houses the mobile chemical lab, which forces Peter to wear a gas mask and take out a couple of terrorists attacking him.
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Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Oh, and a complimentary bullet-proof vest with matching bullet-proof helmet and military gas mask, also check.
—New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2025
The government soldiers left behind a filthy jumble of army life: clothes, blankets, gas masks and helmets, and empty tin cans.
—Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Like, what was Dennis Hopper inhaling in that gas mask?
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Oh, and a complimentary bullet-proof vest with matching bullet-proof helmet and military gas mask, also check.
—New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2025
The government soldiers left behind a filthy jumble of army life: clothes, blankets, gas masks and helmets, and empty tin cans.
—Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Like, what was Dennis Hopper inhaling in that gas mask?
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Gas mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20mask. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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