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tear gas

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tear gas noun
tear gas
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of TEAR GAS
[noncount]
: a gas that makes people unable to see by causing their eyes to be filled with tears and that is used especially by the police or military to separate large groups of people

— teargas

/ˈtiɚˌgæs/ verb teargasses; teargassed; teargassing [+ object]