â¢ LACRIMATOR (noun) The noun LACRIMATOR has 1 sense: 1. a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds. Familiarity information: LACRIMATOR used as a noun is very rare.
Reno has an estimated population of  237,000, which makes it the 4th most populous city in Nevada after Las Vegas, Henderson, and North Las Vegas. The Reno-Sparks metropolitan area, or Truckee Meadows, has a population of more than 500,000 people. The city proper has a population density of 2,186 people per square mile, or 844 people per square kilometer.
The city incorporated in 2001; prior to that it was a census-designated place (CDP). The population of the city was 19,368 at the 2010 census. Fernley is home to the Reno-Fernley Raceway, and is the former home of Amazon.com which has relocated to Reno.