Nevada gas
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The first gas chamber was used in Nevada, USA on February 8, 1924.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]- (US, slang) hydrogen cyanide, used in the gas chamber
- 1935, Raymond Chandler, Nevada Gas, The Library of America, page 166:
- In the front seat it had a tank of Nevada gas, cyanide, which the guy driving could turn into the back part without getting it himself.