- water cannon
- `water ,cannon noun counta piece of equipment that shoots water at people, used by the police for controlling crowds
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water cannon
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water cannon — water cannons N COUNT (water cannon can also be used as the plural form.) A water cannon is a machine which shoots out a large, powerful stream of water. It is used by police to break up crowds of people who are protesting or fighting … English dictionary
water cannon — water .cannon n [U and C] a machine that sends out a powerful stream of water, used by police to control violent crowds … Dictionary of contemporary English
water cannon — ► NOUN ▪ a device that ejects a powerful jet of water, used to disperse a crowd … English terms dictionary
water cannon — n. a pumping device which produces a powerful jet of water, used as by the police to disperse crowds … English World dictionary
Water cannon — A water cannon is a device that shoots a high pressure stream of water. Typically, water cannons can deliver a large volume of water, often over dozens of metres / hundreds of feet. They are used in firefighting and riot control. Most water… … Wikipedia
water cannon — noun a hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters) • Syn: ↑watercannon • Hypernyms: ↑hose, ↑hosepipe * * * noun, pl ⋯ cannons or ⋯ cannon [count] : a machine that shoots a large … Useful english dictionary
water cannon — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms water cannon : singular water cannon plural water cannons a piece of equipment that shoots water at people, used by the police for controlling crowds … English dictionary
water cannon — noun Date: 1964 a large truck mounted nozzle for directing a high pressure stream of water (as at a crowd of rioters or demonstrators) … New Collegiate Dictionary
water cannon — a truck mounted hose or pipe that shoots a jet of water through a nozzle at extremely high pressure, used esp. in dispersing rioters or demonstrators. [1965 70] * * * … Universalium
water cannon — noun A device that shoots a large amount water at high pressure through a hose like tube … Wiktionary
