water cannon
nounDefinition of water cannon
: 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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But that violence escalated on Sunday, when a Hong Kong police officer fired a live shot into the air and water cannons were used for the first time. — CNN, "Hong Kong: Joshua Wong and other pro-democracy figures arrested ahead of rally," 29 Aug. 2019 Police brandished handguns and fired water cannons into crowds in response to protesters throwing petrol bombs. — Johnny Simon, Quartz, "Police use water cannons and draw guns as tensions rise in Hong Kong," 26 Aug. 2019 In Bayonne, a town outside Biarritz, police fired tear gas, water cannons and dispersion grenades on a crowd of about 400 anti-capitalist demonstrators. — Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times, "Trump arrives for G-7 as allies brace for disruption," 24 Aug. 2019 Mount Stromboli erupted and killed a man, a 13,000-acre wildfire in Spain was sparked when decomposing chicken feces burst into flames, and German police used anti-riot water cannons to cool down Berlin’s trees. — Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's magazine, "Findings," 19 Aug. 2019 There’s a deck and grassy area with plenty of beach chairs plus two pools: A zero-depth pool with an interactive play structure, waterfalls, water cannons and a spiral water slide, as well as a large 13-lane lap pool that is open year round. — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, "7 sensational Bay Area pools to escape the heat," 13 Aug. 2019 All along the route, spectators tossed water balloons and shot water cannons at firefighters perched atop ladder trucks, and others riding on parade floats. — Melanie Savage, courant.com, "Columbia Lions Host Annual July 4th Parade," 12 July 2019 Police in antiriot gear and water cannons were stationed outside the courthouse in the capital Harare and the headquarters of the electoral commission. — Gabriele Steinhauser, WSJ, "Zimbabwe Court Confirms Mnangagwa’s Victory," 24 Aug. 2018 Kids will enjoy rocks and cargo nets to climb and a water adventure island that features three water cannons and the ship’s mast and palm trees that shower water. — Jennifer Boehm, sun-sentinel.com, "Beat the heat: South Florida’s best water parks, pools, splash parks," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'water cannon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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