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pepper spray
noun
- an aerosol spray that temporarily irritates the eyes and mucous membranes, used to stun and incapacitate a person or animal:
police use of pepper spray to control rioters.
pepper spray
noun
- a defence spray agent derived from hot cayenne peppers, which causes temporary blindness and breathing difficulty, sometimes used to control riots
Word History and Origins
Origin of pepper spray1
Example Sentences
On one occasion he was shot in the hand, on another he suffered eye injuries after being doused in pepper spray.
The wrongful arrest of Sex Education actor Reece Richards by Metropolitan Police officers using pepper spray in west London is to be investigated by a watchdog.
The force has admitted pepper spray was used and said its directorate of professional standards, which investigates complaints, had been informed.
While on top of Houseton, the indictment alleges, Kirk used his radio to misleadingly report that he was in a fight, just before spraying her twice with pepper spray.
The owner said he was in the process of opening his store Tuesday morning when Gaston approached him holding a large canister of pepper spray and a handgun, according to the statement.
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