spray gun

American  

noun

1. a device consisting of a container from which paint or other liquid is sprayed through a nozzle by air pressure from a pump.

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spray gun British  

noun

1. a device that sprays a fluid in a finely divided form by atomizing the fluid in an air jet

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Etymology

Origin of spray gun

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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spray gun

The new colorants come in a powdered form that Cypris Materials says can be incorporated into manufacturing processes—added to paint in an automotive spray gun, for example, or mixed into nail polish.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 13, 2020

Rick bought a $14 spray gun from Harbor Freight and watched a bunch of car-painting videos online.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2020

The black forms are rendered with both a brush and a spray gun; observe the hazy and drippy edges on the curvier branches, petering out from the hand-painted segments.

From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2017

Yvette sat at her assembly station with a spray gun, applying a greenish adhesive to the glass tubes and using a blow torch to cure it. A fan turned weakly above her.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2015

I asked, as Grover took out the spray gun.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan