water pistol

American  

noun

1. a toy gun that shoots a stream of liquid.

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water pistol British  

noun

1. Also called (US): water gun.  a toy pistol that squirts a stream of water or other liquid

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Etymology

Origin of water pistol

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Officers also seized a vehicle believed to be the one seen in the footage along with a water pistol, the force added.

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Bemused couples sitting in street cafés got squirted with water pistols and a luxury clothes store was pasted with stickers declaring the tourists who'd shut themselves inside unwelcome.

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In terms of firepower, he is armed with a water pistol.

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When the boy's mother appeared and explained he had been playing with a toy water pistol, he was de-arrested and his handcuffs removed, the watchdog said.

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You are asking me to make a prediction and I don't know which gun I've got - a bazooka or a water pistol.

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