tear gas (redirected from tear-gases)

tear gas  (tîr)

n.

Any of various agents that on dispersal, usually from grenades or projectiles, irritate the eyes and cause blinding tears.

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tear gas

Noun

a gas that stings the eyes and causes temporary blindness, used in warfare and to control riots

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tear gas - a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds lachrymator, lacrimator, teargas chemical weapon - chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile, CS gas - a tear gas that is stronger than CN gas but wears off faster; can be deployed by grenades or cluster bombs; can cause skin burns and fatal pulmonary edema chloroacetophenone, CN gas - a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer nitrochloromethane - gaseous form of chloropicrin used as tear gas gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

Translations

tear gas n → gas m lacrimógeno

tear gas [ˈtɪə-] n → gaz m lacrymogène

tear gas tear² n → Tränengas nt

tear gas n → gas m lacrimogeno