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Definition of Poison gas
1. Noun. A gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare.
Specialized synonyms: Blistering Agent, Dichloroethyl Sulfide, Mustard Agent, Mustard Gas, Sulfur Mustard, Nerve Agent, Nerve Gas
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poison Gas
Literary usage of Poison gas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and by Francis Whiting Halsey (1919)
"It was the first German experiment in the use of poison gas—an expedient, ...
In the afternoon of the 21st the fire poison gas Used for the first time by ..."
2. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1919)
"It was the first German experiment in the use of poison gas ... In the afternoon
of the 21st the fire poison gas Used for the first ..."
3. Woodrow Wilson and World Settlement by Ray Stannard Baker (1922)
"CHAPTER XXIII PROBLEMS OF CONTROLLING THE NEW INSTRUMENTALITIES OF WARFARE:
AIRPLANES, poison gas, SUBMARINES " The whole of modern civilization is at stake ..."
4. A History of the Great War by Arthur Conan Doyle (1917)
"... April 22-30 Situation at Ypres—The poison gas—The Canadian ordeal—The fight
in the wood of St. Julien—The French recovery—Miracle day* —The glorious ..."
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