spray gun
noun
a device consisting of a container from which paint or other liquid is sprayed through a nozzle by air pressure from a pump.
Nearby words
sprawl, sprawled, sprawly, spray, spray can, spray gun, spray millet, spray paint, spray skirt, spray tank, spray-paint
Origin of spray gun
First recorded in 1925–30
Also called squirt gun.
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Examples from the Web for spray gun
Carrying the wrapper and the spray-gun to an outside fireplace, he snapped his lighter to them and tossed them in.
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British Dictionary definitions for spray gun
spray gun
noun
a device that sprays a fluid in a finely divided form by atomizing the fluid in an air jet
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