water cannon
High-pressure hose device
A water cannon is a device that shoots a high-pressure stream of water, typically mounted on a vehicle and used by police or firefighters.
Law enforcement deploys water cannons for crowd control and dispersing protesters: Police turned water cannons on the demonstrators.
The force can knock people down and cause injury at close range.
- tear gasEye-irritating riot dispersant
- fire hoseFlexible water conduit for emergencies
- rubber bulletsNon-lethal police ammunition
- high pressureStrong force per area
- hoseFlexible fluid conduit
pain compliance · crowd dispersal · dispersal · flashbangs · crowd control · riot police · hydrant · riot shield · fire suppression · police · riot gear · nozzle · pepper spray · tasers · civil unrest · civil disobedience · fire engine · baton
- firefightingfire station, fire truck, fire engine, firefighter, firefighters
- emergency vehiclesfire truck, ambulance, police car, cop car, rescue truck
- burstsburst, gush, spurt, squirt, jet
- water fightsquirt gun, splash, drench, soak, squirt
- anti-piracynaval patrol, naval patrols, escort mission, hostage rescue, warships
- riot controlriot police, riot gear, riot shield, tear gas, rubber bullets
water cannonmister
Fine spray device
drip irrigation · garden hose · spray bottle · watering can · fine mist
water cannonde-escalation
Reducing conflict intensity
mediation · community policing · dialogue · negotiation · verbal warning
water cannondesert
To leave behind completely
drought · dry · desiccation · parched earth · dehydration
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