aerophore

[ air-uh-fawr, -fohr ]

/ ˈɛər əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr /

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noun

a portable device filled with compressed air and used in cases of asphyxia or the like.

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Origin of aerophore

First recorded in 1875–80; aero- + -phore

Words nearby aerophore

Aërope, aerophagia, aerophilately, aerophobia, aerophone, aerophore, aerophoto, aerophyte, aeroplane, aeroplane cloth, aeroplane spin