water cannon

noun

: a large truck-mounted nozzle for directing a high-pressure stream of water (as at a crowd of rioters or demonstrators)

Examples of water cannon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some pushed against barricades and scuffled with police, who responded by firing tear gas rounds, using water cannon and beating them with batons, TV footage showed. — Reuters, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026

Manila has accused Beijing of dangerous maneuvers, water cannon attacks and attempts to block Philippine resupply missions. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

At the gates into Ceuta, Moroccan authorities had deployed water cannon trucks and pushed people back. — CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Police used tear gas, pepper spray and a water cannon to disperse the crowd. — Hameraldi Agolli, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for water cannon

• olecranon
• canon
• fanon
• mannan
• tannin
• trianon