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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After landing in Glasgow, we were greeted by a water cannon salute.
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 May 2026
For example, even when water cannon companies insist their technology can function autonomously, some homeowners nonetheless stay behind to operate them.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
By the time the flight landed in Baltimore, airport fire crews were in place for a traditional water cannon salute, and ground staff waited at the gate with cheers and a bottle of champagne.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
For home wins, the club introduced a water cannon players fire off postgame that, if nothing else, calls back to the Rapids’ namesake.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 May 2026
For example, even when water cannon companies insist their technology can function autonomously, some homeowners nonetheless stay behind to operate them.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
By the time the flight landed in Baltimore, airport fire crews were in place for a traditional water cannon salute, and ground staff waited at the gate with cheers and a bottle of champagne.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
For home wins, the club introduced a water cannon players fire off postgame that, if nothing else, calls back to the Rapids’ namesake.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Water cannon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20cannon. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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