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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
Examples of gas mask in a Sentence
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Worse, Angus and Fiona turned out to be the kind of treacherous travel companions who’d try to kill you in order to score the only two available gas masks.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 3 Nov. 2024
With her last dying breath, Nina whispers the location of a hidden USB drive (which Chase retrieves, this time wearing a gas mask).
—Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
Then a man wearing a creepy gas mask arrives in the night and paints a blue line around the perimeter of the Chenowith family farm.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2024
Any person wearing a gas mask in drills, exercises or emergencies.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 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 15 Nov. 2024.
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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