aerosol bomb

American  

noun

1. a metal receptacle, containing an inert gas under pressure, that sprays an insecticide, disinfectant, or the like when the gas is released by opening a valve.

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Etymology

Origin of aerosol bomb

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

World War II was a veritable cornucopia: the first aerosol bomb, radar, the jet aircraft engine, and the ballistic missiles that, a scant generation later, took man to the moon.

From Time Magazine Archive

So we tell 'em: We're from Watts, you know, One thing that helped avert bloodshed in New Haven last week was a small aerosol bomb, the "Chemical Mace," that is being put into use by some 2,000 law-enforcement agencies across the country and in time may well replace the head-cracking, bone-breaking billy club.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another necessity: an aerosol bomb to attack the half-inch "fire ants" that often infest the tunnels.

From Time Magazine Archive