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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Riot police responded with rubber bullets and a water cannon.
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 12 June 2025
In response, police used plastic baton rounds and a water cannon.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 11 June 2025
In late May, Manila released video showing a Chinese coast guard ship using a water cannon against a Philippine fisheries bureau vessel.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
On the Avenue des Champs-Elysees, police deployed water cannon and tear gas to disperse supporters who attempted to break through crash barriers in order to reach the Arc de Triomphe at the top of that iconic cobbled street.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 12 June 2025
In response, police used plastic baton rounds and a water cannon.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 11 June 2025
In late May, Manila released video showing a Chinese coast guard ship using a water cannon against a Philippine fisheries bureau vessel.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
On the Avenue des Champs-Elysees, police deployed water cannon and tear gas to disperse supporters who attempted to break through crash barriers in order to reach the Arc de Triomphe at the top of that iconic cobbled street.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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“Water cannon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20cannon. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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