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means A high-strength capsaicin aerosol designed to deter charging bears, deployed as a cloud rather than a stream so it works even when your aim doesn't.

from Developed in the late 20th century from the same oleoresin capsicum (pepper extract) chemistry as human pepper spray, but reformulated for the job: a wider fogging pattern, a longer range, and far more capsaicinoid concentration, since a startled grizzly needs persuading fast, not a precise squirt to the face. Field studies in bear country (notably research on Alaskan brown bear encounters) helped establish it as more effective than firearms at stopping charges, which is why park rangers carry it holstered like a sidearm.