Topic: OCEANOGRAPHY
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Sense: 1-3, 6
| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Origin: | Perhaps from Middle Dutch sprayen 'to scatter small drops of liquid' |
| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Origin: | Perhaps from an unrecorded Old English spræg |
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1 liquid which is forced out of a special container in a stream of very small drops : 
a new hair styling sprayMost farmers use pesticide sprays.
liquid from a container
[uncountable and countable]a new hair styling sprayMost farmers use pesticide sprays.2 a container which forces liquid out in a stream of small drops : Mary took a perfume spray from her handbag.
container
[countable]TDMary took a perfume spray from her handbag.3
moving liquid
a) [uncountable]HEO water in very small drops that is blown from the sea etc or sent up by vehicles on a wet road : spray from the waves My face was stinging from the salt spray.
spray from the wavesMy face was stinging from the salt spray.b) [countable] liquid that comes quickly from somewhere in very small drops
4 a small branch or stem with leaves or flowers on it, used for decoration [= sprig]
branch
[countable] spray of a spray of holly
a spray of holly5 an attractive arrangement of flowers or leaves
flowers
[countable]DCB spray of a spray of violets and primroses
a spray of violets and primroses6 a lot of bullets or very small objects moving quickly through the air
