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water cannon
noun
: a machine that shoots a large, powerful stream of water and that is used by police to control violent crowds
Full Definition of WATER CANNON
: 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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First Known Use of WATER CANNON
1964
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