water cannon

noun

: a large truck-mounted nozzle for directing a high-pressure stream of water (as at a crowd of rioters or demonstrators)

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His water cannon line is capable of delivering over 90 gallons a minute out 200 feet in diameter, according to his website. —

Stephanie Fuerte, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025 President Joe Biden and other administration officials have been vocal in their criticism of Chinese aggression within the Philippines' maritime zone, which has included water cannon blasts and ramming. —

Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025 Protesters gathered again in Tbilisi on Dec. 1 on central Rustaveli Avenue, tossing fireworks at police, who responded with volleys of water cannon. —

Felix Light, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Dec. 2024 The Chinese coast guard surrounds a supply ship, blasts it with a water cannon in the area around Second Thomas Shoal. —

David Rising, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for water cannon