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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.
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Origin of water cannon
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby water cannon
water buffalo, water bug, Waterbury, water-bus, water butt, water cannon, water carrier, water chestnut, water chinquapin, water clock, water closet
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British Dictionary definitions for water cannon
water cannon
noun
an apparatus for pumping water through a nozzle at high pressure, used in quelling riots
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