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How to pronounce breathalyzer in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms breathalyser
Type of device

Examples of breathalyzer

breathalyzer
He allegedly failed a roadside sobriety test and refused to take a breathalyzer.
From the stltoday.com
John Waldo, 56, of Montpelier, Vt., says he purchased a breathalyzer last month.
From the tennessean.com
Planning is also under way for clinical trials of the breathalyzer application.
From the sciencedaily.com
In 2001, Northwest fired a pilot who failed a breathalyzer test after a flight.
From the en.wikipedia.org
About a drunk driver who tried to fool a breathalyzer by eating a urinal cake.
From the stltoday.com
A breathalyzer test showed that Harrell had no alcohol in his system, records show.
From the charlotteobserver.com
By the act of driving, you have legally given consent to having a breathalyzer test.
From the economist.com
He said Roberson put his lips on the breathalyzer but did not blow into it properly.
From the stltoday.com
Officers can cite a nondrinker if he blew into the breathalyzer for a drunken friend.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • A device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath
  • A breathalyzer (U.S.A.) or breathalyser (U.K.) (a portmanteau of breath and analyzer/analyser) is a device for estimating blood alcohol content (BAC) from a breath sample. ...
  • A device that measures alcohol in expired air so as to estimate the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood; used by traffic police in cases of suspected driving while over the limit
  • A portable machine used by law enforcement to measure the BAC of suspected drunk drivers.
  • Is the trademark (of National Draeger, Inc. which acquired the Breathalyzer division from Smith and Wesson) for the most commonly used breath-testing device in New Jersey. The Breathalyzer converts breath alcohol into a blood alcohol reading.
  • A breath analysis device which produces an estimate of blood alcohol based upon the chemical analysis of a breath sample. Many states have phased out these devices, due to new technologies which are less difficult to administer and less prone to error. ...
  • A device into which a driver blows to determine the amount of alcohol in his breath (and thus in his blood)
  • A machine that measures blood alcohol content.
  • A trademark name that has become a generic term for an apparatus that tests a person's blood alcohol level.