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tear gas

1

[ teer ]

noun

  1. a gas that makes the eyes smart and water, thus producing a temporary blindness, used in modern warfare, to quell riots, etc.


tear-gas

2

[ teer-gas ]

verb (used with object)

, tear-gassed, tear-gas·sing.
  1. to subject to tear gas.

tear gas

/ tɪə /

noun

  1. any one of a number of gases or vapours that make the eyes smart and water, causing temporary blindness; usually dispersed from grenades and used in warfare and to control riots Also calledlacrimator


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tear gas1

First recorded in 1915–20

Origin of tear gas2

First recorded in 1945–50

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Example Sentences

Many of those gathering in the run-up to the grand jury decision wore hockey and tear gas masks to conceal their identity.

Although some groups, through the thick fog of tear gas, pepper spray and smoke that hung over the city, still lingered.

Then she added: “There is a beautiful moon and the smoke of tear gas.”

Nor was an eyelash batted when he bought body armor and tear gas from BulletProofBodyArmorHQ.com and BP Arms, respectively.

Citizens in Ferguson have endured tear gas and a militarized police force.

The tear gas which we prepared to manufacture was brombenzyl cyanide.

Needless to say I had fallen flat, and, as I arose, the sweet smell of tear gas made itself evident.

Even a trace of tear gas in the air would in a few moments blind a man temporarily.

Gassing the enemy with tear gas was much cheaper than with poison gas, yet it forced him to remain masked.

This time he and his followers were stopped at a bridge in Selma, Alabama, by state troopers using tear gas and clubs.

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