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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There is also a story that a popular teacher at Olean High School instructed Barbaro how to use that gas mask.
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Sally Ventura
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
At the time of his arrest, Diaz was wearing a ballistic vest and a gas mask.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Officers also discovered a gas mask, additional black clothing, and a backpack in the area.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 June 2025
Officers also found a gas mask, black clothing and a backpack nearby, the police department said.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 15 June 2025
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Sally Ventura
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
At the time of his arrest, Diaz was wearing a ballistic vest and a gas mask.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Officers also discovered a gas mask, additional black clothing, and a backpack in the area.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 June 2025
Officers also found a gas mask, black clothing and a backpack nearby, the police department said.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 15 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for gas mask
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“Gas mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20mask. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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