oxygen mask
noun
: a device worn over the nose and mouth through which oxygen is supplied from a storage tank
Examples of oxygen mask in a Sentence
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The rapid loss of cabin pressure caused oxygen masks to drop from the ceiling, and suction as air rushed from the hole exerted force on people inside the plane.
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David Koenig, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
Alaska Airlines denied that any oxygen masks did not work in its filing this week.
—Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
For the average person, the most visible health care detritus are disposable apparatuses used at home, from respiratory inhalers to syringes to tampon applicators to oxygen masks and tubing.
—Ted Alcorn, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
Passengers’ phones and clothing were ripped from their bodies and sent hurtling out into the night as oxygen masks dropped and the plane made its way to the ground, fortunately without any serious injuries.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
Loss of cabin pressure caused oxygen masks to drop from the ceiling and the force from air being sucked out of the plane exerted force on passengers and crew.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
One of the pilots declared an emergency and asked for clearance to descend to 10,000 feet (3 kilometers), where the air would be rich enough for passengers to breathe without oxygen masks.
—Claire Rush, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
The plane jolted a bit and then the oxygen mask fell down.
—Jay Blackman, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2024
Social media videos showed passengers wearing oxygen masks as the plane made an emergency landing back in Portland.
—USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
David Koenig, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
Alaska Airlines denied that any oxygen masks did not work in its filing this week.
—Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
For the average person, the most visible health care detritus are disposable apparatuses used at home, from respiratory inhalers to syringes to tampon applicators to oxygen masks and tubing.
—Ted Alcorn, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
Passengers’ phones and clothing were ripped from their bodies and sent hurtling out into the night as oxygen masks dropped and the plane made its way to the ground, fortunately without any serious injuries.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
Loss of cabin pressure caused oxygen masks to drop from the ceiling and the force from air being sucked out of the plane exerted force on passengers and crew.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
One of the pilots declared an emergency and asked for clearance to descend to 10,000 feet (3 kilometers), where the air would be rich enough for passengers to breathe without oxygen masks.
—Claire Rush, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
The plane jolted a bit and then the oxygen mask fell down.
—Jay Blackman, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2024
Social media videos showed passengers wearing oxygen masks as the plane made an emergency landing back in Portland.
—USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
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