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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Wearing nothing but gas masks, Hal and Lois sneak inside the noxious home to do the deed in privacy from their kids.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
But in the end, the gang manages to trick Soldier Boy into going for an empty tube while Frenchie dons a gas mask and pours out the virus.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Protesters quickly flocked to the scene and clashed with other officers, who were wearing gas masks and helmets.
—Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Some protesters wearing shields and gas masks on the other side of a fence at the federal complex picked up the canisters and tossed them back at police.
—City News Service, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
But in the end, the gang manages to trick Soldier Boy into going for an empty tube while Frenchie dons a gas mask and pours out the virus.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Protesters quickly flocked to the scene and clashed with other officers, who were wearing gas masks and helmets.
—Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Some protesters wearing shields and gas masks on the other side of a fence at the federal complex picked up the canisters and tossed them back at police.
—City News Service, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Gas mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20mask. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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