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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Elsa Schiaparelli designed a Second World War-era dinner jacket with pockets deep enough for the wearer to carry a gas mask.
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Attorneys for Grayson are seeking to halt his execution, arguing that the nitrogen hypoxia method causes unconstitutional levels of pain.
involves placing a respirator gas mask over an inmate's face to replace breathable air with pure nitrogen gas, causing death by oxygen deprivation.
—Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Just 10 minutes before the Draft began, Tunsil's Twitter account had a video of him wearing a gas mask and smoking out of a bong.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
Rope, leather, buckles, straitjackets, Lycra, latex, gas masks, ball gags.
—Jessica Furseth, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Attorneys for Grayson are seeking to halt his execution, arguing that the nitrogen hypoxia method causes unconstitutional levels of pain.
involves placing a respirator gas mask over an inmate's face to replace breathable air with pure nitrogen gas, causing death by oxygen deprivation.
—Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Just 10 minutes before the Draft began, Tunsil's Twitter account had a video of him wearing a gas mask and smoking out of a bong.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
Rope, leather, buckles, straitjackets, Lycra, latex, gas masks, ball gags.
—Jessica Furseth, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gas mask
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“Gas mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20mask. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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