Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a device that measures alcohol content of a person's breath.
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- noun A
device thatmeasures alcohol inexpired air so as toestimate theconcentration of alcohol in a person'sblood ; used bytraffic police in cases ofsuspected driving while under theinfluence of alcohol.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath
Etymologies
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Examples
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My little keychain breathalyzer tells me when I’m down to .03 or such.
How Are You Supposed to Know How Drunk You Are? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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People who saw him there said he was not under the influence, and you have to have some suspicion as to whether or not these so-called breathalyzer machines are accurate, and whether that was as rigged as everything else that we've seen so far.
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And how many intellectuals think that a breathalyzer is the same thing as an inhaler?
Latest Articles RushLimbaugh.com 2010
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And how many intellectuals think that a breathalyzer is the same thing as an inhaler?
Latest Articles 2010
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And how many intellectuals think that a breathalyzer is the same thing as an inhaler?
Latest Articles 2010
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And how many intellectuals think that a breathalyzer is the same thing as an inhaler?
Latest Articles RushLimbaugh.com 2010
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The violation of probation was filed Tuesday afternoon. statement saying that the positive reading on the breathalyzer was the result of toothpastes he was using.
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Sneak a breathalyzer into the microphone and you'll soon determine whethe ...
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Hopefully if his asthma attacks he won't need his 'breathalyzer' or 'inhalator' .....
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The next initiative must work with the "treat it like alcohol" frame by providing a "breathalyzer" equivalent for the stoned driver.
Russ Belville: 10 Lessons Learned from Marijuana Election Defeats Russ Belville 2010
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