spray gun

noun

|Updated on: 18 Jun 2018

Definition of spray gun

: an apparatus resembling a gun for applying a substance (such as paint or insecticide) in the form of a spray

Recent Examples of spray gun from the Web

The practice involves housing thousands of hogs together, flushing their waste into holding pits, allowing bacteria to break down the material, then spraying the effluent onto fields with agricultural spray guns.

— Fox News, "Hog farm's neighbors awarded $50M after suing over smells, spraying," 3 June 2018
The waste is then sprayed onto fields with agricultural spray guns.

— Washington Post, "Pork giant makes case that penned hogs are good neighbors," 30 May 2018
Hold the spray gun approximately 6 inches from the panel and spray in a side-to-side sweeping motion.

— ben murphy, Popular Mechanics, "How to Paint a Car," 22 Jan. 2018
The practice involves housing thousands of hogs together, flushing their waste into holding pits, allowing bacteria to break down the material, then spraying the effluent onto fields with agricultural spray guns.

— Washington Post, "Lawyers wrap up case blaming pork giant for ghastly smells," 25 Apr. 2018

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