oxygen mask
noun
: a device worn over the nose and mouth through which oxygen is supplied from a storage tank
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Five things on the plane were overdue for maintenance inspections at the time of the crash, including a co-pilot oxygen mask, the NTSB found.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
As she was being wheeled off, medical staff put an oxygen mask on her face.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 10 May 2025
His partner applies an oxygen mask and, slowly, the man’s breathing picks up.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
The youngster left the pitch on a stretcher with an oxygen mask and a neck brace.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
As she was being wheeled off, medical staff put an oxygen mask on her face.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 10 May 2025
His partner applies an oxygen mask and, slowly, the man’s breathing picks up.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
The youngster left the pitch on a stretcher with an oxygen mask and a neck brace.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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“Oxygen mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxygen%20mask. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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