oxygen mask

noun

1. a masklike device placed or worn over the nose and mouth when inhaling supplementary oxygen from an attached tank.

oxygen mask

noun

1. a device, worn over the nose and mouth, to which oxygen is supplied from a cylinder or other source: used to aid breathing

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxygen mask¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Some pilots tried strapping lights to their fingers, or wearing tongue-activated lights on their oxygen masks, but Lee found those solutions clunky or unappealing.

From Popular-Science

When the sophomore got back home, she posted another photo of herself wearing an oxygen mask, saying she was still getting “breathing treatment” but had otherwise recovered from the coronavirus.

From Washington Post

She likens this form of self-care to the instruction parents get on airplanes to put on their own oxygen masks before helping their children.

From Washington Post

A nurse was near by with a tray of hypodermics and an oxygen mask.

From Project Gutenberg

He let go of the controls, adjusted his oxygen mask and sucked the life giving gas into his lungs.

From Project Gutenberg

In the excitement his oxygen mask had slipped down off his face and he could not reach the tube with his lips.

From Project Gutenberg

His oxygen mask was still in place, but his helmet hung partly loose.

From Project Gutenberg

He struggled to his feet, jerked an oxygen mask from the bag at his chest, clamped it to his face and rushed to the tubes.

From Project Gutenberg