SPRAY GUN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spray gun mean? 

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

1. an applicator resembling a gun for applying liquid substances (as paint) in the form of a spray

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPRAY GUN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An applicator resembling a gun for applying liquid substances (as paint) in the form of a spray

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

applicator; applier (a device for applying a substance)

 Context examples 

Scientists have developed spray gun that uses a process called electrospinning to 'paint' on bandages with drug cocktails tailored to treat patients' wounds.

(Scientists Develop Spray Gun to Paint Bandages onto Wounds, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)