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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The Bobbing Barrels water ride will let riders spin their barrels using water cannon blasts while onlookers also fire away from the sidelines with their own water cannons.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 June 2026
Officers had to use a water cannon to disperse some of the crowds.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 11 June 2026
Police deploy a water cannon against demonstrators protesting the project in Tirana on Wednesday.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 7 June 2026
After landing in Glasgow, we were greeted by a water cannon salute.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 May 2026
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 June 2026
Officers had to use a water cannon to disperse some of the crowds.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 11 June 2026
Police deploy a water cannon against demonstrators protesting the project in Tirana on Wednesday.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 7 June 2026
After landing in Glasgow, we were greeted by a water cannon salute.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 May 2026
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“Water cannon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20cannon. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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