water gun

noun

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Think of it less like aiming a water gun and more like building a wall the bear has to run through. Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026 Get a bunch of water guns and have battles. Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 9 June 2026 Protesters who squirted tourists with water guns last year were planning to reach the Sagrada Familia until police stopped them. ABC News, 9 June 2026 The game has players trying to eliminate each other, typically by shooting each other with water guns. Dennis Valera, CBS News, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for water gun

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of water gun was in 1951

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“Water gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20gun. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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