spraying has definitions from the field of work
1
[ noun ] the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)

Synonyms

crop-dusting

Used in print

(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)

The spraying operation was conducted from the rear deck of a small Naval vessel , cruising two miles off-shore and vertical to an on-shore breeze .

Spraying continued along a two mile course .

Related terms

dispersion aircraft

2
[ noun ] a quantity of small objects flying through the air

Synonyms

spray

Examples

"a spray of bullets"

3
[ noun ] (work) the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer
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