antigas

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adjective

Countering military gas attacks.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

adjectiveantigas (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegovernmentCountering military gas attacks.

    The company gas officer is responsible through his gas noncommissioned officer for taking over the antigas trench stores[…]

    1926, United States. Surgeon-General's Office, The Medical Dept. of the U.S. Army in the World War, page 788
    1 more example

    Nevertheless, it is obvious from the elaborate anti-gas precautions which have been taken by all concerned that little reliance is placed by the Allied Powers upon the assurance of our enemies being observed in all eventualities, and enemy anti-gas precautions may be regarded not improperly as an indication of the recognition that any breach of the Geneva Protocol by a gas attack upon ourselves or our allies would be met by immediate reprisals.

    1942 May-June, “War Gas and the Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 130
  2. not comparablemedicineCountering gas (condition of the digestive system).

    Antigas medicine for babies is really effective when they're newborns and seem to always have gas pain.

    2011, Quinton Skinner, Do I Look Like a Daddy to You?, page 153

Origin

Translations

Greek αντιασφυξιογόνος
  • αντιασφυξιογόνος (antiasfyxiogónos)countering military gas attacks
Polish przeciwgazowy
  • przeciwgazowycountering military gas attacks
Portuguese antigás
  • antigáscountering military gas attacks
Spanish antigás
  • antigáscountering military gas attacks

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