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bear spray

bear spray noun: an aerosol spray containing capsaicin, used as a deterrent against aggressive bears.

Noun

bear spray (countable and uncountable, plural bear sprays)

  1. An aerosol spray containing capsaicin, used as a deterrent against aggressive bears.
    • At least one canister of bear spray had been emptied and there was evidence they had tried to scare off the bear.2023 October 5, Leyland Cecco, “‘Bear attack bad’: final message of Canadian couple killed by grizzly”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Forms of bear spray

pluralbear sprays

Questions about bear spray

What does bear spray mean?
Bear spray means an aerosol spray containing capsaicin, used as a deterrent against aggressive bears.
What part of speech is bear spray?
Bear spray is a noun.
What is the plural of bear spray?
The plural of bear spray is bear sprays.

Words near bear spray in the dictionary

  1. bear raids
  2. Bear River
  3. bear sign
  4. bear spear
  5. bear spider
  6. bear spray
  7. bear sprays
  8. bear spread
  9. bear spreads
  10. Bear State
  11. bear tamer

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