oxygen mask
noun
a masklike device placed or worn over the nose and mouth when inhaling supplementary oxygen from an attached tank.
oxygen masks
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pluralof oxygen mask.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Pilots declared an emergency, dropped oxygen masks in the cabin, and turned back to Wichita, Kan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
First, you need to put on your own oxygen mask before you give $5,000 oxygen masks to each of your family members.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Hazardous materials are in several of the cargo containers involved in the blaze and all firefighters are wearing protective suits and oxygen masks, according to LAFD.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
The cabin altitude checklist includes "immediate use of oxygen masks".
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024
Indeed, on May 12—less than twenty-four hours after she perished on the South Col—a helicopter had touched down in the middle of Base Camp, and two Japanese journalists had hopped out wearing oxygen masks.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
