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water cannon
noun
a truck-mounted hose or pipe that shoots a jet of water through a nozzle at extremely high pressure, used especially in dispersing rioters or demonstrators.
water cannon
noun
an apparatus for pumping water through a nozzle at high pressure, used in quelling riots
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of water cannon1
Example Sentences
Police in Portadown used water cannon to tackle rioters but the violence was again at a lower level than earlier in the week.
Friday night saw a fifth night of violence when police in Portadown, County Armagh, used water cannon to tackle rioters who were attacking them.
Police have fired baton rounds and deployed water cannon.
Riot police reportedly used a water cannon to stop a crowd reaching the Arc de Triomphe, and fired tear gas into the crowds.
"The officers used technical means in the form of a water cannon and direct coercion. According to the findings so far, no-one was injured."
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