Definitions
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- noun Alternative spelling of
breathalyzer .
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
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Examples
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With no roadside test kit, similar to a breathalyser, assessment relies on the subjective view of police doing impairment tests: drivers count to 30, walk in a straight line nine paces forward and back, and touch finger to nose with eyes closed.
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Brigitte, please put a breathalyser switch on his keyboard.
Moderators 2010
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Brigitte, please put a breathalyser switch on his keyboard.
Moderators 2010
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Brigitte, please put a breathalyser switch on his keyboard.
Moderators 2010
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Brigitte, please put a breathalyser switch on his keyboard.
Moderators 2010
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Brigitte, please put a breathalyser switch on his keyboard.
Moderators 2010
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Brigitte, please put a breathalyser switch on his keyboard.
Moderators 2010
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The riot started on New Year's Day after inmates at Ford refused to undergo breathalyser tests for contraband alcohol.
Drink and drugs rife at new year riot prison, report finds 2011
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Brigitte, please put a breathalyser switch on his keyboard.
Moderators 2010
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Brigitte, please put a breathalyser switch on his keyboard.
Moderators 2010
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