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.
Reno is located at the west edge of Truckee Meadows in a semiarid plateau lying in the lee of the Sierra Nevadas. To the immediate west, the Sierras rise to elevations of 9,000 feet to 11,000 feet. Desert hills to the east reach 6,000 feet to 7,000 feet.