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 aerosol bomb aerosol bomb /ˈɛroʊˌsɒl bɒm/

noun

  1. A dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)  ( aerosol , aerosol bomb , aerosol can , aerosol container , spray can )
    a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
     The paint came in a spray can for easy application
    The paint came in a spray can for easy application
  2. A bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive  ( aerosol bomb , fuel-air bomb , thermobaric bomb , vacuum bomb , volume-detonation bomb )
    a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive
     A thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb
    a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb