water cannon
A device that shoots a large amount of water at high pressure through a hose-like tubeA device that shoots a large amount of water at high pressure through a hose-like tube.
» Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons at demonstrators.
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1 sensesA device that shoots a large amount of water at high pressure through a hose-like tube.
Wasserwerfer, WaWe, Strahlrohr
водомётvodomjót, водяна́я пу́шкаvodjanája púška, брандспо́йтbrandspójt
водоме́тvodomét, брандспо́йтbrandspójt
a hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters)
Examples
6 sentencesRiot police fired tear gas and water cannons at demonstrators.
The police fired tear gas and water cannons at the protesters.
The police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesters.
The police employed a water cannon.
ruПолиция применила водомёт. — alik_farber
The police used a water cannon.
ruПолиция применила водомёт. — alik_farber
Translations
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Forms
plural: water cannons| Singular | water cannon |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters):watercannon