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PRONUNCIATION OF WATER CANNON

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATER CANNON

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Water cannon is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WATER CANNON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

water cannon

Water cannon

A water cannon is a device that shoots a high-velocity stream of water. Typically, a water cannon can deliver a large volume of water, often over dozens of meters. They are used in firefighting, large vehicle washing and riot control. Most water cannons fall under the category of a fire monitor.

Definition of water cannon in the English dictionary

The definition of water cannon in the dictionary is an apparatus for pumping water through a nozzle at high pressure, used in quelling riots.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WATER CANNON

water bomb
water bomber
water bottle
water brash
water buffalo
water bug
water butt
water caltrop
water carrier
water cart
water chestnut
water chinquapin
water clock
water closet
water cooler
water cracker
water crake
water crowfoot
water cure
water cycle

WORDS THAT END LIKE WATER CANNON

cannon
colcannon
drop cannon
Dungannon
Kannon
Lennon
light cannon
loose cannon
McKinnon
nursery cannon
pennon
Shannon
snow cannon

Synonyms and antonyms of water cannon in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «water cannon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WATER CANNON

Find out the translation of water cannon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of water cannon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «water cannon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水炮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cañones de agua
570 millions of speakers

English

water cannon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पानी तोप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مدفع المياه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

водометы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

canhão de água
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জল কামান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

canon à eau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

meriam air
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wasserwerfer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

放水銃
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

물 대포
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cemilan banyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vòi rồng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தண்ணீர் பீரங்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाणी तोफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

su topu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cannone ad acqua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Armatki wodne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

водомети
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tun de apă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κανόνι νερού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

water kanon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vattenkanon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vannkanoner
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER CANNON»

The term «water cannon» is regularly used and occupies the 75.556 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER CANNON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about water cannon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATER CANNON»

Discover the use of water cannon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to water cannon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Future of Non-lethal Weapons: Technologies, Operations, ...
Kenya - Tear Gas, Plastic Bullets and Water Cannon On 29 December 1997, in the run up to Kenya's elections, human rights non-government organizations ( NGOs) raised concerns that the government's intimidation of opponents and violent ...
Nick Lewer, 2002
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Black Belt
Some people might call Musa- shi Martial Arts' Water Cannon (left) a glorified squirt gun. But to serious ninja practitioners, such as grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi (above), water guns are training tools. Water Cannon Some people would ...
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Proceedings of the 5th Pacific Rim International Conference ...
His basic water cannon is shown in Fig.7. Water is pumped in to cock the piston by compressing air into cylindrical tanks and is suddenly released for each shot, as seen in Fig. 8. Another water cannon as shown in Fig. 9 was developed by his  ...
M. M. Vijay, N R Babu, International Society of Water Jet Technology, Teruo Yahiro, Water Jet Technology Society of Japan, M M Vijay, N. R. Babu, 1998
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The UN Convention Against Torture (UNCAT): Ninteenth Report ...
At the time of our submission to CAT (2004). the PSNI had purchased six new water cannon, and we raised concerns about their possible use. We believe that water cannon can be potentially harmful as a crowd control weapon. In particular  ...
Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on Human Rights, 2006
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Ballistically Operated Water Cannon
A test program was conducted to determine and document the water pulse performance characteristics of the Portable Pumping System (P.P.S.) and the Ballistically-Actuated Water Cannon (B.W.C.).
Don B. Bruner, Franklin A. Monson, AAI CORP BALTIMORE MD., 1974
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Advanced Technology for Naval Gun Tubes: Report of the ...
B. FLUID WATER CANNON PROJECTILE LAUNCH SYSTEMS The concept of using a pressurized liquid, rather than an explosive charge, as a low-wear propellant was brought to the attention of the subcommittee by a small magazine article, ...
‎1971
7
Homeschoolers, Hippies, & Heirloom Tomatoes
The water cannon. Of course! Dad bought it from the junk yard just south of Peoria, prying it off an old rusted fireboat. We mounted it on the front of the tug in order to water a whole barge of crops at once. The water pressure ended up being a ...
Philip Ward Newton, 2012
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Exploring Engineering: An Introduction to Engineering and Design
Solution Water Cannon Design n The water cannon might be effective, because aiming and steering are independent. n Catapults will not be as effective, because aiming is dependent on steering. n The boat should be very maneuverable, ...
Robert T. Balmer, William D. Keat, George Wise, 2013
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Naval Mine Warfare:: Operational and Technical Challenges ...
It should also be pointed out that due to wind, wave, and tidal action, many mines , both AT and AP mines, may be buried. The water cannon can be used to expose buried mines. Once the 22 AP mines have been swept to a known location, ...
Naval Studies Board, Committee for Mine Warfare Assessment, National Research Council, 2001
10
Eclipse of the Blue: For Greater Glory
Rex helped Longmire set up the water cannon, placing it on a tripod about fifty feet in front of the device that was strapped to the church door. After properly aiming the cannon, they then ran an electrical detonating cord from the cannon to a ...
D Gray, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATER CANNON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term water cannon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Boris Johnson's policing deputy refuses to apologise for buying …
Boris Johnson's policing deputy has refused to apologise for spending more than £200,000 on three water cannon that may never be used after the home ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Met police keeps water cannon to train officers for Northern Ireland …
The Metropolitan Police is to keep its water cannon so its officers can be trained for potential deployment to Northern Ireland. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Police water cannon use rejected
The home secretary has refused to allow the use of water cannon in England and Wales - a year after three of them were bought by the Metropolitan Police. «BBC News, Jul 15»
4
Minneapolis PedalPub riders hit with water balloons, 6 arrested
"By squirting our pilot in the face with a water cannon while she was driving our vehicle containing 16 passengers, these individuals created a very dangerous ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, May 15»
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Hong Kong police monitoring body highlights dangerous effect of …
A police monitoring group has warned that the use of water cannons during crowd-control operations could be highly dangerous to protesters, and could even ... «South China Morning Post, Apr 15»
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Inaugural Virgin Atlantic flight cancelled after firefighters spray plane …
A Virgin Atlantic passenger jet was grounded after a botched 'water cannon salute' by airport fire tenders clogged up its engines by spraying thick foam instead ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
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Theresa May withholds decision over use of water cannon by Met …
The home secretary is withholding a decision on whether Britain's biggest police force can use water cannon until after the election, it has emerged. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
8
Turkish police use water cannon on protesters decrying religion in …
Riot police were out in force on Izmir's streets, with water cannon being used to disperse banner-waving demonstrators who had gathered in the center of the city ... «Reuters, Feb 15»
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Watch Chris Hemsworth Dancing And Rubbing His Pecs While …
The payoff, once again, being the part where a soaking wet Chris Hemsworth dances and ecstatically rubs his body while being sprayed with a water cannon. «MTV.com, Jan 15»
10
CNN anchor blasted for asking why police aren't using water cannons
In a segment on the use of tear gas in the Ferguson, Mo., protests,. CNN international anchor Rosemary Church asked why police are using this strategy instead ... «USA TODAY, Aug 14»

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