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Definition of Asphyxiations
1. asphyxiation [n] - See also: asphyxiation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Asphyxiations
Literary usage of Asphyxiations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Worker Deaths in Confined Spaces: A Summary of Surveillance Findings and edited by Thomas R. Bender (1996)
"Asphyxiations accounted for 305 deaths (45%), poisonings accounted for 274 deaths
... For asphyxiations, NTOF reported 1218 fatalities, with 305 (25%) in ..."
2. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1899)
"... submitting to operations, inhaling asphyxiations, &c., in order that they
might note in themselves the particular phenomena of the case,—in like manner, ..."
3. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1899)
"... submitting to operations, inhaling asphyxiations, &c., in order that they
might note in themselves the particular phenomena of the case,—in like manner, ..."
4. The Merry-go-round by Carl Van Vechten (1918)
"Daggers with blades like needles, pistols, drown- ings, asphyxiations, play their
roles . . . and in one book there is a crucifixion ! ..."
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