gas mask
noun
: a mask connected to a chemical air filter and used to protect the face and lungs from toxic gases
broadly
: respirator sense 1
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Security footage from the courthouse shows a man wearing a helmet, gas mask, tactical boots and sunglasses walk up to the building as a court officer opens the front door.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
In the video, Brown is seen at the Lower West Terrace entrance, using his body to push the crowd forward and spraying an officer whose gas mask had been torn off his face.
—Anita Gosch, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
Within a year, Britons were donning gas masks and building defenses.
—G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2025
Police donned gas masks and tear-gassed the peaceful crowd.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
In the video, Brown is seen at the Lower West Terrace entrance, using his body to push the crowd forward and spraying an officer whose gas mask had been torn off his face.
—Anita Gosch, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
Within a year, Britons were donning gas masks and building defenses.
—G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2025
Police donned gas masks and tear-gassed the peaceful crowd.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Gas mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20mask. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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