oxygen mask
noun
: a device worn over the nose and mouth through which oxygen is supplied from a storage tank
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The turbulence had the Yankees bouncing around in the air to the point that the oxygen masks fell from overhead.
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Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Any passengers not knocked out during the chaos or sucked out into the sky are generally screaming and grabbing for oxygen masks while Captain Rich makes a futile announcement about the importance of not panicking.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
One picture shows him with an oxygen mask, another his torso full of scars.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
At age 6, Tony was diagnosed with Duchenne, a fatal form of muscular dystrophy that quickly led to reliance on a wheelchair, as well as feeding tubes and an oxygen mask to keep him alive.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Any passengers not knocked out during the chaos or sucked out into the sky are generally screaming and grabbing for oxygen masks while Captain Rich makes a futile announcement about the importance of not panicking.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
One picture shows him with an oxygen mask, another his torso full of scars.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
At age 6, Tony was diagnosed with Duchenne, a fatal form of muscular dystrophy that quickly led to reliance on a wheelchair, as well as feeding tubes and an oxygen mask to keep him alive.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Oxygen mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxygen%20mask. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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