gas-attack

Definition

1. Noun (Countable):
   • Military action: A "gas-attack" is a military assault in which poisonous gas is used as a weapon to harm, disable, or kill enemy personnel.

Usage Examples

• (A military assault using poisonous gas.)
• (The consequences of exposure to chemical weapons.)

Advanced Usage

• "to survive a gas-attack": to live through an assault with poisonous gas.

  • The soldiers were trained to survive a gas-attack by wearing protective masks. (To endure such an assault.)

• "to launch a gas-attack": to initiate an offensive using chemical weapons.

  • The general ordered the launch of a gas-attack at dawn. (To begin the chemical assault.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gas (n): a substance like air that is not solid or liquid; also, poisonous gas used in warfare.

  • The enemy released a cloud of toxic gas. (Poisonous gas.)

• Attack (n): a violent attempt to harm or defeat someone.

  • The attack on the city was unexpected. (An assault.)

Synonyms

• Chemical attack: an assault using chemical agents.
• Toxic gas assault: an offensive employing poisonous gas.

Related Idioms

• "Gas-attack drill": a practice exercise for responding to a chemical weapon assault.
  • The troops performed a gas-attack drill to ensure they were prepared. (A training exercise for chemical warfare.)