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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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.
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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
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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
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“Gas mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20mask. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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