water balloon

noun

chiefly US
: a balloon that is filled with water
The boys were throwing water balloons at each other.

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An ad on a Meta platform is like dropping a water balloon in a desert. Daren Smith, IndieWire, 8 July 2026 Have a water balloon baseball game. Parents, 11 June 2026 The killing came a day before Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced the arrest of 18-year-old Zahir Davis, who was wanted in the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy during a water balloon fight in a Queens park a week ago. Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026 Once the group was cornered, Guerry is accused of unleashing a litany of violence against them in retaliation for throwing the water balloon. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for water balloon

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“Water balloon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20balloon. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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