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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Officials called in an emergency response team of about a dozen officers clad in helmets and gas masks.
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Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
Nitrogen hypoxia is a controversial method allowed only in a handful of U.S. states that essentially aims to asphyxiate the prisoner with a gas mask devoid of oxygen.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 May 2024
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Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
Nitrogen hypoxia is a controversial method allowed only in a handful of U.S. states that essentially aims to asphyxiate the prisoner with a gas mask devoid of oxygen.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 May 2024
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“Gas mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20mask. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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