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gas mask

noun

a masklike device containing or attached to a component that filters the air inhaled by the wearer through charcoal and chemicals, for protecting the face and lungs against noxious gases and fumes, as in warfare or in certain industrial processes.

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Origin of gas mask

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby gas mask

gaslit, gas log, gas main, gasman, gas mantle, gas mask, gas meter, gasogene, gasohol, gas oil, gasolene
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British Dictionary definitions for gas mask

gas mask

noun

a mask fitted with a chemical filter to enable the wearer to breathe air free of poisonous or corrosive gases: used for military or industrial purposesAlso called (in Britain): respirator
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