poison gas
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
poison gas; toxic gas
archaicAn outdated term from the early 20th century, borrowed from Japanese 毒瓦斯 (dokugasu), which itself comes from the German 'Giftgas'. Primarily used in historical or military contexts, especially regarding World War I chemical warfare.
Yī一
zhàn战
qī期
jiān间
，
xǔ许
duō多
shì士
bīng兵
sǐ死
yú于
dú毒
wǎ瓦
sī斯
gōng攻
jī击
。
Many soldiers died from poison gas attacks during World War I.
Fáng防
dú毒
miàn面
jù具
shì是
wèi为
le了
fáng防
hù护
dú毒
wǎ瓦
sī斯
ér而
fā发
míng明
de的
。
Gas masks were invented to protect against poison gas.
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Zhè这
ge个
cí词
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
shǎo少
yòng用
le了
，
xiàn现
zài在
yī一
bān般
shuō说
“
dú毒
qì气
”
huò或
“
huà化
xué学
wǔ武
qì器
”
。
This term is rarely used now; people generally say 'poison gas' or 'chemical weapons'.