lungful

noun

lung·​ful ˈləŋˌfu̇l 

plural lungfuls or lungsful

-ŋˌfu̇lz, 

-ŋzˌfu̇l

: the amount of air in the lungs at one time

climb up … for even deeper lungsful of fresh air

—Joyce M. Batten

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