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Western society has many flaws, and it is good for an educated person to have thought some of these through, even at the expense of losing a lecture or two to tear gas.
Robert B. Laughlin

Meaning of "tear gas" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TEAR GAS

tear gas  [tɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TEAR GAS

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determiner
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Tear gas is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TEAR GAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tear gas

Tear gas

Tear gas, formally known as a lachrymatory agent or lachrymator, is a non-lethal chemical weapon that stimulates the corneal nerves in the eyes to cause tears, pain, and even blindness. Common lachrymators include pepper spray, CS gas, CR gas, CN gas, nonivamide, bromoacetone, xylyl bromide, syn-propanethial-S-oxide, and Mace. Lachrymatory agents are commonly used for riot control. Their use as chemical warfare agents is prohibited by various international treaties. During World War I, increasingly toxic lachrymatory agents were used.

Definition of tear gas in the English dictionary

The definition of tear gas in the dictionary is any one of a number of gases or vapours that make the eyes smart and water, causing temporary blindness; usually dispersed from grenades and used in warfare and to control riots Also called: lacrimator.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TEAR GAS

tear
tear away
tear bomb
tear down
tear duct
tear into
tear off
tear one´s hair
tear sheet
tear someone off a strip
tear-jerker
tear-off
tear-stained
tearable
tearaway
teardown
teardrop
tearer
tearful
tearfully

WORDS THAT END LIKE TEAR GAS

air gas
carbonic-acid gas
flue gas
greenhouse gas
inert gas
laughing gas
liquefied natural gas
mustard gas
natural gas
nerve gas
nitrogen gas
noble gas
pepper gas
producer gas
propane gas
regular gas
sewer gas
shale gas
synthesis gas
water gas

Synonyms and antonyms of tear gas in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «tear gas» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TEAR GAS

Find out the translation of tear gas to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tear gas from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tear gas» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

催泪弹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gas lacrimógeno
570 millions of speakers

English

tear gas
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आंसू गैस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غَازٌ مُسِيلٌ للدُّمُوع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слезоточивый газ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gás lacrimogênio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাঁদুনে গ্যাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gaz lacrymogène
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

gas pemedih mata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tränengas
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

催涙ガス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

최루 가스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gas luh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hơi cay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்ணீர்ப்புகை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अश्रुधूर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

göz yaşartıcı gaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gas lacrimogeno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gaz łzawiący
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сльозогінний газ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gaz lacrimogen
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δακρυγόνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

traangas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tårgas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tåregass
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tear gas

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TEAR GAS»

The term «tear gas» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.704 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TEAR GAS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tear gas

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3 QUOTES WITH «TEAR GAS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tear gas.
1
Ralph Abernathy
Bring on your tear gas, bring on your grenades, your new supplies of Mace, your state troopers and even your national guards. But let the record show we ain't going to be turned around.
2
Robert B. Laughlin
Western society has many flaws, and it is good for an educated person to have thought some of these through, even at the expense of losing a lecture or two to tear gas.
3
Eugene McCarthy
I can still smell the tear gas in the Hilton Hotel.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TEAR GAS»

Discover the use of tear gas in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tear gas and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Inhalation Toxicology, Second Edition
He was in a house into which police fired CS tear gas canisters to subdue a disturbed adult. Immediately when taken from the house to the emergency room he was observed to have copious nasal and oral secretions, he sneezed and ...
Harry Salem, Sidney A. Katz, 2005
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Dangerous Weapons Control Law 1991
ArticleS. Certification of Acceptability 12450. No tear gas or tear gas weapon shall be possessed, sold or transported in this state after January 1, 1971, unless, pursuant to the provisions of this article, the Department of Justice has certified that ...
‎1993
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
HOWARD MARGOLIS There were strong indications (as this was written, toward the end of September) that U.S. troops in South Vietnam would begin to make fairly regular use of tear gas. The decision that has apparently been taken is not an ...
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Congressional Record, Volume 151-Part 19: November 8, 2005 ...
Riot control agents, more commonly referred to as tear gas, can be a more effective alternative to the use of lethal weapons in combat. It is shocking and unacceptable that under current policy our military is banned from using tear gas on the ...
Congress (U.S.), U S Government Printing Office, 2010
5
Very Large-scale Fires
On the morning of 19 April, 1993, the FBI executed a plan to deliver tear gas into the Mt. Carmel Center, with the intent of forcing the occupants to leave the building. The initial plan anticipated the incremental use of tear gas over a period of ...
Ned R. Keltner, Norman J. Alvares, S. J. Grayson
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Tear-gas Epiphanies: New Economies of Protest, Vision, and ...
This dissertation examines the intersections of post-Fordist economics with visual culture and global justice protest in Canada between 1994 and 2006.
Kirsty Mairi Robertson, 2006
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
There is considerable ambiguity as to whether the Geneva Protocol proscribing the use of gas in warfare intended to include tear gas and defoliants. In 1968, however, the United Nations overwhelmingly voted to include riot control gas and  ...
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Glossary for the Worldwide Transportation of Dangerous Goods ...
LACHRYMATING AGENTS The term tear gas is used widely and without precision. Strictly speaking it applies to lachrymatory ammunition syn. tear- producing ammunition which contains chemical agents that are absorbed by epithelial ...
Malcolm A. Fox, 1999
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Mr. Vance doesn't say we haven't or wouldn't use tear gas. MESELSON. That is right. TEAR GAS I would like to say something specifically about tear gas. CASE. It does not say that we will not use tear gas? MESELSON. No. Our present policy  ...
10
Answers for Everything
The FBI claims that tear gas was used in the final assault to speed up surrender, and that the tanks were simply used to approach firing positions safely to fire tear gas into the structure. The US. department of defense has a wide array of ...
Joe Paladin, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TEAR GAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tear gas is used in the context of the following news items.
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Multiple Reports of Tear Gas, Pepper Spray Use By New Jersey …
Multiple concertgoers at the Hot 97 Summer Jam music festival have taken to social media to report police use of pepper spray at the event. Above, a shot of the ... «International Business Times, Jun 15»
2
Quebec City protesters shot directly with tear gas
"I will not comment on the video, because you see the first time they start to advance, and then they charge the policemen, and you know tear gas is used to ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
3
Police settle lawsuit over tear gas use during Ferguson protests
ST. LOUIS • Three police agencies have agreed as part of a federal lawsuit settlement with Ferguson protesters to restrict use of tear gas and other chemical ... «STLtoday.com, Mar 15»
4
Bahrain police fire tear gas as protests mark uprising
Dubai (AFP) - Bahraini police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of Shiite protesters who took to the streets for Saturday's fourth anniversary of an uprising that ... «Yahoo News, Feb 15»
5
Police in Haiti fire tear-gas at protesters seeking ouster of government
In recent days, police have fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Port au Prince who set fire to tyres as thousands of people marched in an effort do ... «The Independent, Feb 15»
6
Police Fire Tear Gas On Kenyan Kids Protecting A Soccer Field
Hundreds of elementary schools were protesting the illegal seizure of their playground by a private developer in Nairobi, Kenya, when police fired tear gas into ... «NPR, Jan 15»
7
Kenya police fire tear gas on playground protest
Kenyan police have fired tear gas at pupils of a big school in Nairobi who were protesting about the sale of their playground to a private developer. The pupils ... «BBC News, Jan 15»
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Tough Mudder to add tear gas obstacle to its events in 2015 - AOL …
Tough Mudder, one of several obstacle course-style distance running events gaining in popularity, announced Tuesday it is adding a tear gas-experience to its ... «AOL News, Jan 15»
9
Riot Cops Use Tear Gas on Columbus Crowds After Ohio State Win
Police in riot gear used tear gas to break up crowds in Columbus, Ohio, early Tuesday after Ohio State beat Oregon to win the college football championship. «NBCNews.com, Jan 15»
10
Judge extends order limiting Mo. police use of tear gas
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A federal judge has extended for 45 days a temporary restraining order requiring Missouri police to give protesters the chance to disperse ... «fox2now.com, Jan 15»

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