tear-gas
6.4
Containing or caused by the chemical that makes eyes water and people cough
- adjective
- /ˈtɪrˌɡæs/
- NSFW
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lacrimógeno
- After the evacuation, the area was filled with the lingering effects of tear-gas, making it hard to breathe.
Examples
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Who ordered the tear-gas gun?
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Terminator bends down and picks up the shrieking man's weapon... the TEAR-GAS LAUNCHER.
Fiction book (1991) -
The police deployed tear-gas canisters to control the unruly crowd during the protests.
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During the riot, the authorities used tear-gas to disperse the demonstrators quickly.
How Dangerous
Surface Forms
tear-gas positive
Morphology
Etymology
Tear-gas as an adjective comes from the noun tear-gas and describes something that contains or causes that gas. So a tear-gas canister or smell is directly connected to the gas that makes people cry and cough.