gas mask

Noun

Meaning

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gas mask (plural gas masks)

A covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poison gas.

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gas-mask

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Examples

All the children had to wear a gas mask in case of a gas attack by the Germans. They tried to make the masks like Mickey Mouse faces so the children would like them. But I didn't. They had big ears on them. Gerald Scarfe

My mother was a trained nurse, and she'd tell me that patients would fight as they were administered anaesthetic, grappling to get the gas mask off their face. Maeve Binchy

According to Ben Rich’s memoir, an engineer jokingly showed up to work one day wearing a Civil Defense gas mask. Source: Internet

Also, a gas mask does not protect against other hazards; for example, corrosive gases can damage the skin, requiring full-body protection. Source: Internet

Anyone who works with the metal should wear pre-cleaned non-sparking shoes, flame-resistant rubber clothes, rubber gloves, apron, goggles, and a gas mask. Source: Internet

Above the zippered neck of the coveralls, a bug-eyed gas mask. Source: Internet

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