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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This screenshot from a Chinese coast guard video shows the agency deploying a water cannon against a Philippine fisheries bureau vessel near Scarborough Shoal in the Philippine exclusive economic zone on September 16, 2025.
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Both sides accuse each other of provocations and trespassing in incidents featuring use of water cannon, boat-ramming and maneuvers by China’s Coast Guard that the Philippines regards as dangerously close, as well as jets shadowing Philippine aircraft there.
—Reuters, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
In many places, MMSD has also restored rivers and creeks to their previous state, removing concrete that funneled excess water too quickly, and essentially created a water cannon that made heavy rain events particularly unsafe.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Both sides accuse each other of provocations and trespassing in incidents featuring use of water cannon, boat-ramming and maneuvers by China’s Coast Guard that the Philippines regards as dangerously close, as well as jets shadowing Philippine aircraft there.
—Reuters, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
In many places, MMSD has also restored rivers and creeks to their previous state, removing concrete that funneled excess water too quickly, and essentially created a water cannon that made heavy rain events particularly unsafe.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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“Water cannon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20cannon. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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