oxygen mask

noun

: a device worn over the nose and mouth through which oxygen is supplied from a storage tank

Examples of oxygen mask in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Edwards denied it, but ESPN reported the guard was wearing an oxygen mask near the bench at one point during Friday’s Game 2. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 May 2024 These plastics save lives, one decreed, featuring a girl in a hospital bed, wearing an oxygen mask. Lisa Song, ProPublica, 10 May 2024 On March 9, less than a month before Dean’s death, John Barnett, a Boeing employee for 32 years, died by suicide 12 hours after testifying on the company’s allegedly faulty oxygen masks on its flights. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 May 2024 In a video added to Johnson's Instagram Stories, Rome smiled and giggled as the paramedic talked with him, moving to place the oxygen mask on his face. Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for oxygen mask 

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Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of oxygen mask was in 1920

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“Oxygen mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxygen%20mask. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

oxygen mask

noun
: a device worn over the nose and mouth through which oxygen is supplied from a storage tank

Medical Definition

oxygen mask

noun
: a device worn over the nose and mouth through which oxygen is supplied from a storage tank

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