Tear-gas Synonyms

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A gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
Synonyms:
  1. lachrymatory gas
  2. teargas
  3. poison-gas
  4. lacrimator
  5. asphyxiant
  6. lachrymator

Tear-gas Sentence Examples

  • When a tear-gas canister was thrown into the basement the two men decided to surrender.

  • Police used tear gas to disperse the protesters, some of whom were wearing gas masks.

  • Two days later a police tear gas canister was fired into a mosque during Friday prayers.

  • In all over a ton of tear gas was used, many canisters aimed directly at demonstrators to cause maximum injury.

  • The raid uncovered one stun-gun, one tear-gas canister and one imitation handgun that fired blanks.

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