CS gas

noun

1. a gas causing tears, salivation, and painful breathing, used in civil disturbances; ortho- chlorobenzal malononitrile. Formula: C 6 H 4 ClCH:C(CN) 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of CS gas¹

C20: from the surname initials of its US inventors, Ben Carson and Roger Staughton

Example Sentences

The police ultimately used CS gas to try to control the crowd - leading to Baroness Lawrence appealing for calm.

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A man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of CS gas and causing a public nuisance following the partial evacuation of Heathrow Airport on Monday night.

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Jordan needed a replacement for Gachot, who had been sent to jail in the UK for using CS gas in an altercation with a London taxi driver.

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He said that most of the chemical substances used in the attacks had been identified as CS gas, a tear gas most commonly used by riot police to control crowds.

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That same day, newspaper front pages were full of reports about the first ever use of CS gas grenades by the police on mainland Britain, as they struggled to contain the Toxteth Riots.

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