breathing apparatus

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English

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.
  2. (somewhat uncommon) The respiratory system of a person or animal.