noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɡæs mɑːsk/
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noun
Meaning 1
A covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poison gas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
قِنَاع غَاز
(qināʕ ḡāz)
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Azerbaijani:
əleyhqaz
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Belarusian:
процівага́з
(procivaház)
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Chinese Mandarin:
防毒面具
(fángdú miànjù)
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Danish:
gasmaske
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Dutch:
gasmasker
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Esperanto:
gasmasko
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Estonian:
gaasimask
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Estonian:
gaasitorbik
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Faroese:
gassskortur
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Faroese:
gassmaska
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Finnish:
kaasunaamari
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
French:
masque anti-gaz
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
French:
masque à gaz
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
West-Frisian:
gasmasker
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Galician:
máscara antigás
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Georgian:
აირწინაღი
(airc̣inaɣi)
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
German:
Gasmaske
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
German:
Atemschutzmaske
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Greek:
αντιασφυξιογόνος μάσκα
(antiasfyxiogónos máska)
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Hebrew:
מסכת גז
(masekhát gaz)
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Hungarian:
gázálarc
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Icelandic:
gasgríma
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Ingrian:
protivogaza
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Irish:
gásphúicín
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Italian:
maschera antigas
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Japanese:
ガスマスク
(gasumasuku)
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Latvian:
gāzmaska
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Lithuanian:
dujokaukė
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Luxembourgish:
Gasmask
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Malay:
topeng gas
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Manx:
far-eddin gas
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Norwegian Bokmål:
gassmaske
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Norwegian Bokmål:
vernemaske
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Norwegian Nynorsk:
gassmaske
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Norwegian Nynorsk:
vernemaske
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Polish:
maska przeciwgazowa
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Polish:
maska gazowa
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Portuguese:
máscara de gás
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Romanian:
mască de gaze
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Russian:
противога́з
(protivogáz)
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Samoan:
ufimata kesi
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Slovene:
plinska maska
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Spanish:
máscara antigás
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Swedish:
gasmask
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Turkish:
gaz maskesi
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Ukrainian:
протига́з
(protyház)
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Uzbek:
gazniqob
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Vietnamese:
mặt nạ chống hơi độc
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Vietnamese:
mặt nạ phòng độc
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Vietnamese:
mặt nạ khí
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas
Yiddish:
גאַזמאַסקע
(gazmaske)
— a covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poisonous gas