NOUN | artifact | aerosol bomb, thermobaric bomb, fuel-air bomb, vacuum bomb, volume-detonation bomb | a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive |
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artifact | aerosol bomb, aerosol, aerosol container, aerosol can, spray can | a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas) |
Meaning | A bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive. | |
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Synonyms | thermobaric bomb, fuel-air bomb, vacuum bomb, volume-detonation bomb | |
Broader | bomb | An explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions |
fuel-air explosive, FAE | A device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges |
Meaning | A dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas). | |
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Synonyms | aerosol, aerosol container, aerosol can, spray can | |
Narrower | pepper spray | A nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum |
Broader | dispenser | A container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts |
Spanish | aerosol, lata de aerosol, pulverizador | |
Catalan | aerosol |
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