Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A substance, such as tear gas, that causes tears to flow.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A chemical substance that causes tears to flow; same as
lacrimator .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any substance that causes
tears ; especiallytear gas
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Demolished villages, the only shelter for troops in a desolate area, have been rendered uninhabitable for days by a concentrated lachrymator enemy shoot of less than one hour.
The riddle of the Rhine, chemical strategy in peace and war ... 1921
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-- This substance was toxic, a lachrymator, and slightly persistent.
The riddle of the Rhine, chemical strategy in peace and war ... 1921
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The Allied lachrymator campaign was terribly handicapped by lack of bromine.
The riddle of the Rhine, chemical strategy in peace and war ... 1921
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-- There is hardly need to dwell on the next class, the lachrymator.
The riddle of the Rhine, chemical strategy in peace and war ... 1921
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