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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Back in the 1960s and 1970s, Los Angeles’ air was so polluted that some folks wore gas masks.
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Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
Along the way, it is divulged that Saw has not been protecting himself with a gas mask from the harmful rhydonium fumes.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 2 May 2025
While reporting from Iraq in 2003, Owens sprinted to give Pelley a gas mask after hearing an explosion overhead, creating the impression that a chemical attack had launched.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
The officers, Marquardt said, began to pull on gas masks.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
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Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
Along the way, it is divulged that Saw has not been protecting himself with a gas mask from the harmful rhydonium fumes.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 2 May 2025
While reporting from Iraq in 2003, Owens sprinted to give Pelley a gas mask after hearing an explosion overhead, creating the impression that a chemical attack had launched.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
The officers, Marquardt said, began to pull on gas masks.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
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“Gas mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20mask. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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