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passive smoking Definition

passive smoking

noun

involuntary inhalation of smoke from a nearby cigarette, cigar, etc., as by a nonsmoker

passive smoking Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: Passive smoking Breathing in smoke from other people's cigarettes is called passive smoking.
  • know: Did you know that passive smoking can cause cancer?
  • limit: Employers should consider how to limit passive smoking at work.

Preposition: at

  • work: Employers should consider how to limit passive smoking at work.

Converse of subject

  • cause: It is not possible to estimate how many of the total deaths caused by passive smoking are from passive smoking at work.

Preposition: on

  • baby: The effects of passive smoking on unborn babies are less clear; the risk is smaller but some damage may be done.

Preposition: in

  • home: Nearly half the children in the UK are exposed to passive smoking in the home.