promask carrier

promask carrier
 n.— «Agent Shawn Burke of the Army Criminal Investigation Division testified that he found three unexploded grenades in the bag—two incendiary grenades that emit intense heat and one fragmentation grenade, that sprays shrapnel. Soldiers call the bag a promask carrier, short for protective mask carrier.» —“Witnesses: Defendant had ammo, grenades” by Estes Thompson Herald-Leader (Lexington, Ky.) Apr. 14, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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