Synonyms

aerosol bomb

American

noun

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.

Etymology

Origin of aerosol bomb

First recorded in 1940–45

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aerosol bomb

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

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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.

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