passive smoke
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passive smoke — /pæsɪv ˈsmoʊk/ (say pasiv smohk) noun the smoke which non smokers inhale while in proximity to someone smoking a cigarette, cigar or pipe …
Passive smoking — is the involuntary inhalation of smoke from tobacco products. It occurs when tobacco smoke permeates any environment, causing its inhalation by all people within that environment. Such smoke is called secondhand smoke (SHS) or environmental… … Wikipedia
Passive fire protection — (PFP) is an integral component of the three components of structural fire protection and fire safety in a building. PFP attempts to contain fires or slow the spread, through use of fire resistant walls, floors, and doors (amongst other examples) … Wikipedia
Smoke exhaust ductwork — is typically protected via passive fire protection means, subject to fire testing and listing and approval use and compliance. It is used to remove smoke from buildings, ships or offshore structures to enable emergency evacuation as well as… … Wikipedia
passive smoking — n [U] especially BrE the act of breathing in smoke that is in the air around you when someone else is smoking cigarettes … Dictionary of contemporary English
passive smoking — noun uncount the fact of having to breathe in other people s tobacco smoke … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
passive smoking — ► NOUN ▪ the involuntary inhaling of smoke from other people s cigarettes, cigars, or pipes … English terms dictionary
passive smoking — n. involuntary inhalation of smoke from a nearby cigarette, cigar, etc., as by a nonsmoker … English World dictionary
Passive smoking — The inhaling of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) involuntarily by someone who is not smoking. Environmental tobacco smoke is generated from the sidestream (the burning end) of a cigarette, pipe or cigar or from the exhaled mainstream (the smoke… … Medical dictionary
Smoke, environmental tobacco — Tobacco smoke that is generated from the sidestream (the burning end) of a cigarette, pipe or cigar and the exhaled mainstream smoke (the smoke that is puffed out by smokers) of cigarettes, pipes, and cigars. Environmental tobacco smoke was… … Medical dictionary
