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passive smoking

passive smoking noun: the involuntary inhalation of tobacco smoke by a non-smoker due to the proximity to a smoker.

Noun

passive smoking (uncountable)

  1. The involuntary inhalation of tobacco smoke by a non-smoker due to the proximity to a smoker.

Synonyms of passive smoking

Questions about passive smoking

What does passive smoking mean?
Passive smoking means the involuntary inhalation of tobacco smoke by a non-smoker due to the proximity to a smoker.
What part of speech is passive smoking?
Passive smoking is a noun.

Words near passive smoking in the dictionary

  1. passive restraint
  2. passive restraints
  3. passive smoke
  4. passive smoker
  5. passive smokers
  6. passive smoking
  7. passive solar
  8. passive speaker
  9. passive suffrage
  10. passive vape
  11. passive vaper

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