Synonyms for tear gas


Grammar : Noun
Spell : teer-gas
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪərˌgæs


Définition of tear gas

  • noun poisonous gas
Example sentences :
  • They had flashlights and guns and tear gas, and their faces were grim and desperate.
  • Extract from : « The Invaders » by Benjamin Ferris
  • There was tear gas hanging about, too, and we all felt anything but cheerful.
  • Extract from : « 500 of the Best Cockney War Stories » by Various
  • The tear gas which we prepared to manufacture was brombenzyl cyanide.
  • Extract from : « America's Munitions 1917-1918 » by Benedict Crowell
  • Calhoun was familiar enough with tear gas, used by police on some planets.
  • Extract from : « This World Is Taboo » by Murray Leinster
  • In going through the village, our eyes commenced to be irritated by tear gas: the bombardment was infernal.
  • Extract from : « A Blue Devil of France » by G. P. Capart
  • Instantly the young man shot the tear gas above Joans head into their faces, caught the girl and dragged her to him.
  • Extract from : « The Moon Colony » by William Dixon Bell
  • They routed him out with tear gas and shot him down with plain old GI rifle fire.
  • Extract from : « Of Stegner's Folly » by Richard S. Shaver
  • Needless to say I had fallen flat, and, as I arose, the sweet smell of tear gas made itself evident.
  • Extract from : « How I Filmed the War » by Lieut. Geoffrey H. Malins
  • Gassing the enemy with tear gas was much cheaper than with poison gas, yet it forced him to remain masked.
  • Extract from : « America's Munitions 1917-1918 » by Benedict Crowell
  • Even a trace of tear gas in the air would in a few moments blind a man temporarily.
  • Extract from : « America's Munitions 1917-1918 » by Benedict Crowell

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