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Spray can   /spreɪ kæn/   Listen
Spray can

noun
1.
A dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas).  Synonyms: aerosol, aerosol bomb, aerosol can, aerosol container.






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"Spray can" Quotes from Famous Books



... spirit which actuates everyone. The men teams formed of the after-guard brought in good loads, but they are not yet in condition. The hut is about 11 or 12 feet above the water as far as I can judge. I don't think spray can get so high in such a sheltered spot even if we get a northerly gale when the sea ...
— Scott's Last Expedition Volume I • Captain R. F. Scott

... for blow holes or porosity are usually used) supported on posts say six feet above the ground. They are usually placed parallel about fifty feet apart, which will make four to the acre square, and have a single row of holes and a handle on each pipe, so that the spray can be turned in either direction; with a high-water pressure, often supplied by gravity, they may be ...
— Three Acres and Liberty • Bolton Hall



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