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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Garza then put on a gas mask to protect himself from tear gas while keeping his hat on.
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Police units, including some with riot shields and gas masks, monitored the gathering from a distance but there were no clashes or unrest.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
On Friday, the Minneapolis musician held a drum in one hand and a gas mask in the other.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Her study provided precise scientific rules for how air and poison interacted inside the filter, helping to improve gas mask technology.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Police units, including some with riot shields and gas masks, monitored the gathering from a distance but there were no clashes or unrest.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
On Friday, the Minneapolis musician held a drum in one hand and a gas mask in the other.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Her study provided precise scientific rules for how air and poison interacted inside the filter, helping to improve gas mask technology.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
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