water pistol
noun
: a toy pistol designed to squirt a jet of liquid
called also water gun, squirt gun
Examples of water pistol in a Sentence
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But when the ladies try to kill time by shopping in the marketplace, they are chased by hordes of children armed with water pistols.
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Noel Murray, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
Players carry fake guns – such as water pistols – while concealing their identities and running through areas and hiding in obscure places.
—Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
Earlier this year, cruise passengers in Barcelona were targeted by locals firing water pistols.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
That’s the equivalent of going into a gunfight at the O.K. Corral with just a water pistol.
—Antwan Staley, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
Some frustrated residents in Barcelona even sprayed tourists with water pistols.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
The stresses of over-tourism sometimes spur irate displays directed at outsiders — such as attention-grabbing anti-tourist protests in Barcelona last month, with demonstrators wielding water pistols, or hostile graffiti popping up in places like Athens.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
Barcelona residents took to squirting herds of tourists with water pistols this summer.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
In 2016, Apple changed its depiction of the gun emoji to a toy water pistol.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024
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Noel Murray, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
Players carry fake guns – such as water pistols – while concealing their identities and running through areas and hiding in obscure places.
—Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
Earlier this year, cruise passengers in Barcelona were targeted by locals firing water pistols.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
That’s the equivalent of going into a gunfight at the O.K. Corral with just a water pistol.
—Antwan Staley, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
Some frustrated residents in Barcelona even sprayed tourists with water pistols.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
The stresses of over-tourism sometimes spur irate displays directed at outsiders — such as attention-grabbing anti-tourist protests in Barcelona last month, with demonstrators wielding water pistols, or hostile graffiti popping up in places like Athens.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
Barcelona residents took to squirting herds of tourists with water pistols this summer.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
In 2016, Apple changed its depiction of the gun emoji to a toy water pistol.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Water pistol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20pistol. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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