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One Stem, Three Pairs 2
Riddle
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
Your challenge, should you undertake
Is to find three pairs I can make
I can be paired with a weapon of war
Together we are an energy reservoir
I can be paired with a place equipped for a certain cause
Together, a road trip we briefly pause
Paired with something which thwarts detection
We afford an emergency responder's protection
The above three pairs stem from me
Have you a clue what I might be?
Is to find three pairs I can make
I can be paired with a weapon of war
Together we are an energy reservoir
I can be paired with a place equipped for a certain cause
Together, a road trip we briefly pause
Paired with something which thwarts detection
We afford an emergency responder's protection
The above three pairs stem from me
Have you a clue what I might be?
Answer
I am the word "gas".I can be paired with the three words "tank", "station", and "mask" to form the following phrasal nouns:
gas tank - an energy (gasoline) reservoir
gas station - visits thereto briefly pause a road trip
gas mask - protection for an emergency responder, such as a firefighter
All of the phrasal nouns consist of two words, each having a common first word, "gas", and a different second word.
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