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respirator

[res-puh-rey-ter] / ˈrɛs pəˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
artificial lung
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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Li suffers from an incurable genetic disease that progressively weakens hismuscles, and he relies on an artificial respirator to survive.

From Barron's

They wore respirators while they worked to avoid dangerous ash and chemicals, and began by stripping the car down to bare metal.

From Los Angeles Times

The bag held things like money and respirator masks and paper maps and a first-aid kit and copies of their important documents.

From Literature

Wearing white hazmat suits that cover them from head to toe, gloves, respirator masks and goggles, a group of workers enters the residence.

From Los Angeles Times

In white coverall suits and full-face respirators, hazmat workers went property by property sifting through the ashes to dredge up lead-acid batteries, tins of paint thinner and pesticide canisters.

From Los Angeles Times