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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The earlier memo requested the distribution of at least 135 military-grade gas masks to support DPS in Houston, 175 in San Antonio and 230 in Austin.
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Social media footage showed armed agents at the scene and police officers in gas masks leading people away from the scene as canisters lay on the ground.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
On June 7, Miller shared a video on X of a Customs and Border Protection agent, wearing a gas mask, trying to steer a vehicle away from an anti-ICE protest in Paramount as protesters smashed it with rocks.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
At least 30 officers wearing tactical gear and gas masks could be seen positioned across the street from a Home Depot in Paramount, south of downtown Los Angeles.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 8 June 2025
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Social media footage showed armed agents at the scene and police officers in gas masks leading people away from the scene as canisters lay on the ground.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
On June 7, Miller shared a video on X of a Customs and Border Protection agent, wearing a gas mask, trying to steer a vehicle away from an anti-ICE protest in Paramount as protesters smashed it with rocks.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
At least 30 officers wearing tactical gear and gas masks could be seen positioned across the street from a Home Depot in Paramount, south of downtown Los Angeles.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 8 June 2025
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“Gas mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20mask. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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