tear gas

[teer] / tɪər /

NOUN

poisonous gas

Synonyms

STRONGEST

poison gas

WEAK

asphyxiant lachrymatory gas

Example Sentences

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The Lagos State government says it is unaware of their personnel using tear gas or of deaths linked to the demolitions.

From BBC

First, security forces fired tear gas at the protesters, she said.

From BBC

Federal authorities deployed tear gas and made some arrests.

From The Wall Street Journal

It added that the claim that tear gas was deliberately fired into the hospital "does not correspond to the facts".

From Barron's

"When the police started firing tear gas, I was with Fatty," the former lawmaker Lee recalled.

From BBC