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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On Saturday, one of those protests turned violent when about 100 hooded protesters broke off from a peaceful march and clashed with police, who responded by firing on them with tear gas and a water cannon.
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Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Toward its end, a small number of them clashed with police, who fired tear gas and a water cannon.
—Fernanda Figueroa, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
According to several reports, Italian authorities deployed tear gas and a water cannon against demonstrators who set off firecrackers and attempted to access a highway near the Santagiulia Olympic ice hockey venue.
—Denny Alfonso, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
The Bobbing Barrels water ride will let riders spin their barrels using water cannon blasts while onlookers also fire away from the sidelines with their own water cannons.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 15 Dec. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Toward its end, a small number of them clashed with police, who fired tear gas and a water cannon.
—Fernanda Figueroa, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
According to several reports, Italian authorities deployed tear gas and a water cannon against demonstrators who set off firecrackers and attempted to access a highway near the Santagiulia Olympic ice hockey venue.
—Denny Alfonso, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
The Bobbing Barrels water ride will let riders spin their barrels using water cannon blasts while onlookers also fire away from the sidelines with their own water cannons.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Water cannon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20cannon. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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