HyperDic: pepper_spray

English > 1 sense of the expression pepper spray:
NOUNartifactpepper spraya nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum
English > pepper spray: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent.
Broaderaerosol, aerosol container, aerosol can, aerosol bomb, spray canA dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
chemical weaponchemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants
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