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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In addition to the various police and fire department equipment on display, there were face painting and crafts for the children, pizza and burger vendors, and a water balloon toss where youngsters got to throw water balloons to police officers.
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Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
On the 1000 block of Lawson Avenue, there was a baking contest, a water balloon fight and lots of conversation.
—Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025
Who doesn't love a water balloon fight on a hot summer afternoon?
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 10 July 2025
The fair, which has a Woodstock-like feel to it, also hosts kid-friendly fun including three-legged races, water balloon basketball, tug-of-war, a DIY Memorial Day parade and more.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
Find food trucks, live music, vendors, beer and a green water balloon tournament.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
Lyle Richardson, the COO of A. Marshall Hospitality, which runs Puckett's and a host of other Nashville restaurants, likened operating in 2024 to a water balloon fight.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 18 Feb. 2025
June let the water balloon fall into the gutter and put her arm around Gabriel.
—Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Ever since Eadweard Muybridge photographed galloping horses in the late 1800s, people have been using high-speed photography to see what happens when a water balloon bursts or when a lightbulb smashes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Feb. 2015
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Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
On the 1000 block of Lawson Avenue, there was a baking contest, a water balloon fight and lots of conversation.
—Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025
Who doesn't love a water balloon fight on a hot summer afternoon?
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 10 July 2025
The fair, which has a Woodstock-like feel to it, also hosts kid-friendly fun including three-legged races, water balloon basketball, tug-of-war, a DIY Memorial Day parade and more.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
Find food trucks, live music, vendors, beer and a green water balloon tournament.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
Lyle Richardson, the COO of A. Marshall Hospitality, which runs Puckett's and a host of other Nashville restaurants, likened operating in 2024 to a water balloon fight.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 18 Feb. 2025
June let the water balloon fall into the gutter and put her arm around Gabriel.
—Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Ever since Eadweard Muybridge photographed galloping horses in the late 1800s, people have been using high-speed photography to see what happens when a water balloon bursts or when a lightbulb smashes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Feb. 2015
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“Water balloon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20balloon. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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