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tobacco smoke

tobacco smoke

4 2.1
Smoke that comes from burning tobacco products like cigarettes or cigars
  • noun
  • /təˈbækoʊ smoʊk/
translation icon : humo de tabaco
  • You can smell the difference between fireplace soot and tobacco smoke and kitchen oils.
  • tobacco smoke exposure
  • environmental tobacco smoke
  • secondhand tobacco smoke

And then finally there and by the tobacco smoke goes in there and then finally you have weak toxins, Right.

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Examples

  • Restaurants that allow tobacco smoke can pose health risks to non-smoking patrons.

  • Ask about exposure to tobacco smoke, both personal and passive.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The air was thick with the smell of French fries and tobacco smoke.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The air was layered with tobacco smoke and the smell of whiskey.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • For example, 44 percent were exposed to passive tobacco smoke from either their own or someone else's smoking.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Decreasing involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke in the community, especially in workplaces, is likely to improve respiratory health.

    Academic text (2001)
  • A significant correlation was found between the duration of exposure to tobacco smoke and serum cotinine concentrations.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Many studies show that exposure to tobacco smoke can lead to serious health issues.

  • Children who live with smokers are often exposed to tobacco smoke, which can be harmful to their development.

How Smoky

cloud
102 1.0
haze
41 3.4
tobacco smoke
4 2.1
whiff
60 3.2

Surface Forms

tobacco smoke singular

Morphology

tobacco + smoke

The meaning is directly and compositionally built from 'tobacco' (dried leaves used for smoking) + 'smoke' (the visible product of combustion); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to smoke from burning tobacco. This noun phrase follows a common noun+noun modifier pattern found across languages, so the intended meaning is immediately comprehensible without prior exposure.

Etymology

Tobacco smoke is a plain, direct name. When people burn tobacco in a cigarette, cigar, or pipe it makes smoke, so the phrase means 'the smoke made by burning tobacco products'.