spray can

noun

: a pressurized container from which aerosols are dispensed

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Normally used to ward off bears and other animals, when activated, a large volume of spray can be emitted and spread at further distances. Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 2 June 2025 That said, a spritz of texturizing spray can always help add more volume. Liv Holland, Allure, 30 Apr. 2025 Your homemade baking soda spray can also be used as a treatment for other fungal diseases, like anthracnose, scab, botrytis, and black spot on roses. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2025 At nuclear waste storage locations near the ocean, that salt spray can settle on the steel canisters. Gerald Frankel, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spray can

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spray can was in 1958

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“Spray can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spray%20can. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.

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