A device used by police for measuring the amount of alcohol in a driver's breath.
as modifier a breathalyser test proved negative
Example sentencesExamples
- The police officer got out a breathalyser and told him he would have to blow into it.
- Rather like the roadside breathalyser used on drivers, the portable drug test yields results in a matter of minutes.
- Police pulled him over and administered a breathalyser test, which he failed.
- The only common feature is that the same breathalyser machine was used to obtain breath samples.
- Still, the police insisted that the driver take a breathalyser test.
- If the bacterium is present, it is changed into a chemical that can be detected with a breathalyser.