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Riot control weapon
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tear gas
Word definitions for tear gas in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A tear gas canister fatally wounded one young demonstrator. ▪ Hundreds were hospitalized suffering from the effects of tear gas . ▪ On Sept. 17 reports stated that tear gas was used to halt protests at a Mandalay high school. ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Tear gas , formally known as a lachrymatory agent or lachrymator (from the Latin lacrima , meaning " tear "), is a chemical weapon that causes severe eye, respiratory, and skin irritation, pain, vomiting, and even blindness . In the eye , it stimulates ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds [syn: teargas , lacrimator , lachrymator ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. Any lachrymatory non-lethal chemical compound that causes the eyes to sting and water and/or irritates the respiratory system, mostly used for controlling crowds during riots or as self-defense. n. Any lachrymatory non-lethal chemical compound that ...
Usage examples of tear gas.
When he described the smell and sting of tear gas, he made Laura's eyes water and her throat feel raw.
He watched, cold to his bones, as the clouds of tear gas drifted past the stage.
Quickly she opened her backpack, drew out a canister of tear gas, headed off after them, following the trail of the twine.
CS and CN are by far the most commonly employed tear gas dispersibles.
HOLIDAY RIOTING -- TEAR GAS, TROOPS QUELL YOUTHS -- FOUR RESORTS IN MIDWEST DISRUPTED BY BATTLES OF CROWDS AND POLICE.
Then sheriffs swore in deputies in droves, and orders were rushed for rifles, for tear gas, for ammunition.
Blinded by the tear gas, Skeeter allowed himself to be propelled along.
His voice was still hoarse and scratchy from the tear gas and he coughed painfully.