spray gun
noun
: an apparatus resembling a gun for applying a substance (such as paint or insecticide) in the form of a spray
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Many car parts are glued together rather than riveted, screwed, or bolted, and the robots and spray guns that apply those bonding agents need to be cleaned.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Hazmat teams descended on the 145th Avenue scene and were seen dressed in splash protection suits with masks and carrying spray guns.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
The cabin, nestled mid-mountain on Aspen Highlands, is known for its raucous champagne-shower lunches where Veuve Clicquot is shot out of spray guns while a DJ blasts and strobe lights flash.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
Another neighbor began automating the process with an air spray gun in his garage.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Hazmat teams descended on the 145th Avenue scene and were seen dressed in splash protection suits with masks and carrying spray guns.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
The cabin, nestled mid-mountain on Aspen Highlands, is known for its raucous champagne-shower lunches where Veuve Clicquot is shot out of spray guns while a DJ blasts and strobe lights flash.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
Another neighbor began automating the process with an air spray gun in his garage.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Spray gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spray%20gun. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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