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bear sprays

bear sprays is the plural of bear spray.

Meaning of bear spray

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

Questions about bear sprays

What is bear sprays the plural of?
Bear sprays is the plural of bear spray.

Words near bear sprays in the dictionary

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

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