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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For doctors trying to stay abreast of the latest medical breakthroughs, reviewing the latest research is like being shot in the face with a water cannon.
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Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Officers in riot gear and driving armoured vans responded with water cannon and plastic baton rounds after being attacked by petrol bombs, scaffolding and rocks that rioters gathered by knocking down nearby walls, a Reuters witness said.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
Riot police deployed a water cannon to stop crowds reaching the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and tear gas was used.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 1 June 2025
Riot police responded with rubber bullets and a water cannon.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 12 June 2025
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Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Officers in riot gear and driving armoured vans responded with water cannon and plastic baton rounds after being attacked by petrol bombs, scaffolding and rocks that rioters gathered by knocking down nearby walls, a Reuters witness said.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
Riot police deployed a water cannon to stop crowds reaching the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and tear gas was used.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 1 June 2025
Riot police responded with rubber bullets and a water cannon.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 12 June 2025
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“Water cannon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20cannon. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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