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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Some also testified about wearing gas masks in their own homes.
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ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
The temperature exceeded a hundred degrees, and the smoke was so thick that the little cartoon icon on the air-quality app on my phone—which normally wore a cloth mask when the air was bad—now bore a gas mask.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
The video shows the suspect in a blue hoodie and gas mask spraying the kitchen with a blue bottle.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Speaking at a news conference after the arrest, Sullivan said Camacho was wearing a tactical vest and gloves and had a Kevlar helmet and gas mask in the vehicle.
—Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
The temperature exceeded a hundred degrees, and the smoke was so thick that the little cartoon icon on the air-quality app on my phone—which normally wore a cloth mask when the air was bad—now bore a gas mask.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
The video shows the suspect in a blue hoodie and gas mask spraying the kitchen with a blue bottle.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Speaking at a news conference after the arrest, Sullivan said Camacho was wearing a tactical vest and gloves and had a Kevlar helmet and gas mask in the vehicle.
—Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Gas mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20mask. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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