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

Examples of gas mask in a Sentence

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Worse, Angus and Fiona turned out to be the kind of treacherous travel companions who’d try to kill you in order to score the only two available gas masks. Charlie Mason, TVLine, 3 Nov. 2024 With her last dying breath, Nina whispers the location of a hidden USB drive (which Chase retrieves, this time wearing a gas mask). Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024 Then a man wearing a creepy gas mask arrives in the night and paints a blue line around the perimeter of the Chenowith family farm. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2024 Any person wearing a gas mask in drills, exercises or emergencies. Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gas mask 

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gas mask was in 1915

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“Gas mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20mask. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

gas mask

noun
: a mask connected to a chemical air filter and used to protect the face and lungs against harmful gases

Medical Definition

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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