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tear gas: Meaning and Definition of
tear' gas"
Pronunciation: (tēr), [key]
- a gas that makes the eyes smart and water, thus producing a temporary blindness, used in modern warfare, to quell riots, etc.
tear-gas
Pronunciation: (tēr'gas"), [key]
— -gassed, -gas•sing.
- to subject to tear gas.
See also:
- teargas (Thesaurus)
