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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According to a criminal complaint filed in the United States District Court – District of Columbia, Mijares was seen on surveillance footage and body camera video entering the Capitol grounds donning a gas mask.
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Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2023
Following the rally, Mijares began walking with the crowd toward the U.S. Capitol and entered the grounds wearing a gas mask and made his way to the Lower West Terrace pursuing law enforcement officers, records said.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
The exhibit includes uniform components, police radios, gas masks, cameras and blotter sheets.
—John Benson, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023
The major powers continued to develop chemical weapons, and the British government took the precaution of distributing gas masks to the population.
—M. Girard Dorsey, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
During a search in April of the Dighton home Teixeira shared with his mother and stepfather, FBI agents found a gun locker about two feet from his bed containing handguns, bolt-action rifles, shotguns, an AK-style high-capacity weapon, and a gas mask, according to court filings.
—Shelley Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023
Members of the Korean public have also staged protests against the plan, with some donning gas masks outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 4 July 2023
During a search last month of the Dighton home Teixeira shares with his mother and stepfather, FBI agents found a gun locker about two feet from his bed containing handguns, bolt-action rifles, shotguns, an AK-style high-capacity weapon and a gas mask, according to court filings.
—Shelley Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2023
Three or four jailers were talking through their gas masks, allegedly cursing and insulting the men.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
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Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2023
Following the rally, Mijares began walking with the crowd toward the U.S. Capitol and entered the grounds wearing a gas mask and made his way to the Lower West Terrace pursuing law enforcement officers, records said.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
The exhibit includes uniform components, police radios, gas masks, cameras and blotter sheets.
—John Benson, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023
The major powers continued to develop chemical weapons, and the British government took the precaution of distributing gas masks to the population.
—M. Girard Dorsey, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
During a search in April of the Dighton home Teixeira shared with his mother and stepfather, FBI agents found a gun locker about two feet from his bed containing handguns, bolt-action rifles, shotguns, an AK-style high-capacity weapon, and a gas mask, according to court filings.
—Shelley Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023
Members of the Korean public have also staged protests against the plan, with some donning gas masks outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 4 July 2023
During a search last month of the Dighton home Teixeira shares with his mother and stepfather, FBI agents found a gun locker about two feet from his bed containing handguns, bolt-action rifles, shotguns, an AK-style high-capacity weapon and a gas mask, according to court filings.
—Shelley Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2023
Three or four jailers were talking through their gas masks, allegedly cursing and insulting the men.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
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First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined above
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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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