poison gas
noun
: a poisonous gas or a liquid or a solid giving off poisonous vapors designed (as in chemical warfare) to kill, injure, or disable by inhalation or contact
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Instead, poison gas soon left a chamber full of corpses, which were lugged to a nearby crematorium and burned.
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Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 28 Jan. 2024
Detect bombs, poison gas clouds, and concealed weapons from afar!
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2024
For wolves, the most recent settlement prevents using poison gas or fire to kill wolf pups in dens.
—Keith Ridler, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Despite deploying powerful weapons, including poison gas, the Egyptians suffered terrible casualties and withdrew in 1967.
—Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2024
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Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 28 Jan. 2024
Detect bombs, poison gas clouds, and concealed weapons from afar!
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2024
For wolves, the most recent settlement prevents using poison gas or fire to kill wolf pups in dens.
—Keith Ridler, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Despite deploying powerful weapons, including poison gas, the Egyptians suffered terrible casualties and withdrew in 1967.
—Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Poison gas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poison%20gas. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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