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Breathing apparatus
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a piece of equipment with a container that supplies oxygen to a person, used in places or situations in which it is difficult to breathe normally
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
breathing apparatuses
Examples
The firefighter wore a breathing apparatus to enter the smoke-filled building and rescue trapped occupants.
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