PEPPER SPRAY

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does pepper spray mean? 

• PEPPER SPRAY (noun)
  The noun PEPPER SPRAY has 1 sense:

1. a 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

  Familiarity information: PEPPER SPRAY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEPPER SPRAY (noun)

Meaning:

A 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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pepper spray" is a kind of...):

aerosol; aerosol bomb; aerosol can; aerosol container; spray can (a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas))

chemical weapon (chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants)