Definitions for tear-gas

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Spelling: [teer-gas]
IPA: /ˈtɪərˌgæs/

Tear-Gas is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 4 points.

You can make 217 anagrams from letters in tear-gas (-aaegrst).

Definitions for tear-gas

noun

  1. a gas that makes the eyes smart and water, thus producing a temporary blindness, used in modern warfare, to quell riots, etc.

verb (used with object)

  1. to subject to tear gas.

Origin of tear-gas

First recorded in 1945-50

Examples for tear-gas

I still recall the burning in my eyes from the tear-gas pellets of anti-riot police.

The United States of America has far better things than tear-gas canisters and fast food to export abroad.

The "tear-gas" shell were marked with a "T" by the Germans and were known as "T-shell."

Calhoun was familiar enough with tear-gas, used by police on some planets.

Eid was separated from most of her friends and blinded by tear-gas.

One of the novel shell the Germans used was known as the "tear-gas" shell.

To add to the strangeness of the situation, there was a strong scent of tear-gas in the air, which made my eyes water.

Rather than risk losing anybody else, the cops employed “burners”—tear-gas canisters—that had an incendiary effect.

Disconcerted by the attack of tear-gas, the green men broke and fled.

One afternoon on the Somme our battery received a severe strafe from 59's and tear-gas shells.

Word Value for tear-gas
Scrable

4

Words with friends

4

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