poison gas
any of various toxic gases, especially those used in chemical warfare to kill or incapacitate on inhalation or contact, as phosgene, chlorine, etc.
Origin of poison gas
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How to use poison gas in a sentence
Then came the horrors of World War I, with the advent of tanks and airplanes and poison gas.
At first, some doubted the regime had actually used poison gas.
For Bashar Al-Assad, Crossing Obama's Red Line Was a Win-Win | Anna Momigliano | November 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBy using poison gas against his own people, Bashar al-Assad has achieved two goals.
For Bashar Al-Assad, Crossing Obama's Red Line Was a Win-Win | Anna Momigliano | November 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Assad regime in Syria has carried out a horrifying crime, killing 1,400 noncombatants with poison gas.
Don’t Call It a Frum-Back: What’s Changed After Three Months Away | David Frum | September 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEven an attempt to destroy a chemical-weapons dump may be disastrous, if the poison gas is released into the atmosphere.
Three Key Questions on Syria From Geoffrey Robertson | Geoffrey Robertson | August 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
It might have been heat, for the thermometer registered one hundred and thirty-five, and it might have been poison gas.
Tales of lonely trails | Zane GreyHigh-explosive shells and poison gas—these were the weapons which they believed would give them victory.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10) | James Edward ParrottThis ravine was crammed with artillery batteries which were daily subjected to fire and deluged with poison gas.
Verdun Argonne-Metz 1914-1918 | AnonymousIn addition to that, the fickleness of the wind might waft the poison gas in the direction of our own vessels.
The Blocking of Zeebrugge | Alfred F. B. CarpenterAfter Hill 60, Ypres, where shrapnel and poison gas put an end to my soldiering days—I am afraid for ever.
A Soldier's Sketches Under Fire | Harold Harvey
British Dictionary definitions for poison gas
a gaseous substance, such as chlorine, phosgene, or lewisite, used in warfare to kill or harm
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