oxygen mask
noun
: a device worn over the nose and mouth through which oxygen is supplied from a storage tank
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The noninvasive mechanical ventilation that was resumed on Francis refers to a high-pressure oxygen mask, according to doctors.
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Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2025
The drill is familiar for most airline passengers: how to buckle up your seat belt, put on the oxygen masks and use the seat cushion as a flotation device.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Thin ceiling panels hang in tatters and cables dangle like airplane oxygen masks.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
Another passenger began to have a panic attack and was given an oxygen mask to help.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2025
The drill is familiar for most airline passengers: how to buckle up your seat belt, put on the oxygen masks and use the seat cushion as a flotation device.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Thin ceiling panels hang in tatters and cables dangle like airplane oxygen masks.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
Another passenger began to have a panic attack and was given an oxygen mask to help.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Oxygen mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxygen%20mask. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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