A device that ejects a powerful jet of water, typically used to disperse a crowd.
（尤指用于驱散人群的）高压水炮
Example sentencesExamples
The clashes broke out after police used water cannon to disperse crowds who had gathered to protest at a contentious Orange march through the area.
Special units of the police attacked pickets and demonstrators with water cannon and truncheons.
Hundreds of rioters launched a sustained assault along the West Circular Road before a water cannon and plastic bullets were used to disperse the mob.
A team of police officers from the Central Jakarta Police precinct cordoned off the area with three buses and a truck to stop the brawl, and used a water cannon to disperse the mob.
After the demonstrators threw rocks and paint bombs, police responded with overwhelming force, firing rubber bullets, water cannon and tear gas before launching baton charges.
Indonesian police fired warning shots, tear gas and water cannon to try and disperse the crowd.
Mobile police units used water cannon and truncheons to counter the right-wing rioters, who threw stones and bottles.
Two companies of riot police armed with water cannon were used to disperse the workers and at least one was detained.
The police were standing by with water cannon to safely disperse the mob.
A friend of mine witnessed a woman blown off her stilts with a water cannon.
The tank has a turret that can be used like the water cannon, except that it destroys whatever it hits.
Street battles developed with police using water cannon and tear gas against the demonstrators.
A water cannon was deployed outside the Australian Embassy, while reinforcements stood by on alert.
Those nutters in the square loved every minute of it and even cheered when the water cannon returned.
A variation on the water cannon is a device which allows an electric shock to be directed via the fluid.
Police had to use water cannon and tear gas to break up a crowd of some 200 young people who hurled fireworks and other missiles at them.
I'm soaking wet, bruised and burning from the water cannon and the gas.
Police retaliated with teargas, water cannon and rubber bullets.
Over 80 police and soldiers used truncheons, tear gas and a water cannon on protestors, including women and children.
When police moved against the crowd they gave only two minutes warning before using water cannon and tear gas.
Definition of water cannon in US English:
water cannon
nounˈwɔdər ˌkænən
A device that ejects a powerful jet of water, typically used to disperse a crowd.
（尤指用于驱散人群的）高压水炮
Example sentencesExamples
When police moved against the crowd they gave only two minutes warning before using water cannon and tear gas.
The police were standing by with water cannon to safely disperse the mob.
Mobile police units used water cannon and truncheons to counter the right-wing rioters, who threw stones and bottles.
Police retaliated with teargas, water cannon and rubber bullets.
I'm soaking wet, bruised and burning from the water cannon and the gas.
Hundreds of rioters launched a sustained assault along the West Circular Road before a water cannon and plastic bullets were used to disperse the mob.
A friend of mine witnessed a woman blown off her stilts with a water cannon.
Those nutters in the square loved every minute of it and even cheered when the water cannon returned.
Over 80 police and soldiers used truncheons, tear gas and a water cannon on protestors, including women and children.
The clashes broke out after police used water cannon to disperse crowds who had gathered to protest at a contentious Orange march through the area.
The tank has a turret that can be used like the water cannon, except that it destroys whatever it hits.
Special units of the police attacked pickets and demonstrators with water cannon and truncheons.
Two companies of riot police armed with water cannon were used to disperse the workers and at least one was detained.
Street battles developed with police using water cannon and tear gas against the demonstrators.
A water cannon was deployed outside the Australian Embassy, while reinforcements stood by on alert.
A team of police officers from the Central Jakarta Police precinct cordoned off the area with three buses and a truck to stop the brawl, and used a water cannon to disperse the mob.
Indonesian police fired warning shots, tear gas and water cannon to try and disperse the crowd.
After the demonstrators threw rocks and paint bombs, police responded with overwhelming force, firing rubber bullets, water cannon and tear gas before launching baton charges.
Police had to use water cannon and tear gas to break up a crowd of some 200 young people who hurled fireworks and other missiles at them.
A variation on the water cannon is a device which allows an electric shock to be directed via the fluid.