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poison gas
noun
- any of various toxic gases, especially those used in chemical warfare to kill or incapacitate on inhalation or contact, as phosgene, chlorine, etc.
poison gas
noun
- a gaseous substance, such as chlorine, phosgene, or lewisite, used in warfare to kill or harm
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of poison gas1
First recorded in 1910–15
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In Ankara, Siegfried became co-director of a gas mask factory, a joint Turkish-German enterprise next door to a poison gas laboratory.
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Auschwitz and the Holocaust didn't begin with poison gas.
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Before we walk into a room, we like to be fairly certain of what we’ll find — walls, floor, furniture, not hot coals or clouds of poison gas.
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The U.S. accused Russia of using chemical weapons, including poison gas, against Ukrainian forces.
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The United States has accused Russia of using chemical weapons, including poison gas, “as a method of warfare” against Ukrainian forces, in violation of a global ban on the use of such weapons.
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