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tear gas

/ˈtɪə ɡæs/noun

उच्चारण टिअर गैस

आँसू गैस

Core word

noun
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    [U]

    a gas that makes your eyes sting and fill with tears, used by the police to control crowds

    आँसू गैस

    • The police fired tear gas to break up the violent crowd.
    • tear gas shells
§Grammar and usage

The tear in tear gas rhymes with 'near' (a drop from the eye), not with 'care' (to pull apart).

Tear gas में tear का उच्चारण 'near' जैसा है (आँख से निकलने वाला आँसू), 'care' जैसा नहीं (फाड़ना)।