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breathing apparatuses

breathing apparatuses is the plural of breathing apparatus.

Meaning of breathing apparatus

Noun

breathing apparatus (plural breathing apparatuses)

  1. A device that allows a person to breathe in environments that are dangerous, harmful, or in which it is difficult to breathe.
    • The firefighters put on breathing apparatus and managed to find the injured. In one case, they were almost too late - one of the bystanders who had helped with the initial rescue attempts had been reported missing. They were later found unconscious, having been overcome by the fumes.2026 March 18, Greg Morse, “1996 crash driving freight reforms”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 51
  2. (uncommon) The respiratory system of a person or animal.

Questions about breathing apparatuses

What is breathing apparatuses the plural of?
Breathing apparatuses is the plural of breathing apparatus.

Words near breathing apparatuses in the dictionary

  1. breathing
  2. breathing a sigh of relief
  3. breathing a word
  4. breathing again
  5. breathing apparatus
  6. breathing apparatuses
  7. breathing back to life
  8. breathing cave
  9. breathing caves
  10. breathing down someone's neck
  11. breathing easy

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