oxygen tanks

Diver's air supply

Oxygen tanks are pressurized containers storing breathable oxygen for medical or underwater use.

Patients with respiratory conditions may rely on portable oxygen tanks, while scuba divers carry them to breathe underwater.

She wheeled her oxygen tank behind her.

The term applies both to small portable cylinders and larger stationary units.

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air source type

oxygen tanksopen air

Unenclosed outdoor space

breathing apparatus function

oxygen tanksgas mask

Face-worn air filter

asphyxiation · vacuum · oxygen deprivation · rebreather · carbon dioxide buildup

gas content

oxygen tankshelium tanks

Containers of lifting gas

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G