WATER CANNON

Meaning of WATER CANNON in English

( water cannons, or water cannon)

A water cannon is a machine which shoots out a large, powerful stream of water. It is used by police to break up crowds of people who are protesting or fighting.

N-COUNT

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WATER CANNON — noun Date: 1964 a large truck-mounted nozzle for directing a high-pressure stream of water (as at a crowd of rioters …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WATER CANNON — a truck-mounted hose or pipe that shoots a jet of water through a nozzle at extremely high pressure, used esp. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WATER CANNON — n. hose usually mounted on a truck that fires a jet of highpressure water and is used to disperse crowds
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WATER CANNON — Date: 1964 : a large truck-mounted nozzle for directing a high-pressure stream of water (as at a crowd of rioters …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATER CANNON — Function: noun Date: 1964 : a large truck-mounted nozzle for directing a high-pressure stream of water (as at a crowd …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WATER CANNON — ■ noun a device that ejects a powerful jet of water, typically used to disperse a crowd.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WATER CANNON — [water cannon] n (1964): a large truck-mounted nozzle for directing a high-pressure stream of water (as at a crowd of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WATER CANNON — noun a machine that produces a powerful flow of water, used by the police to control crowds of people
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER CANNON — ˈwater ˌcannon BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] a machine that sends out a powerful stream of water, used by …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WATER CANNON — (~s, or ~) A ~ is a machine which shoots out a large, powerful stream of water. It is used …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WATER CANNON — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As demonstrations escalated, water cannon and fire engines appeared. ▪ Children and adults were beaten …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WATER CANNON — брандспойт, гидропульт гидропульт, брандспойт (особ. для разгона демонстраций)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WATER CANNON — гидропульт, брандспойт ( особ. для разгона демонстраций )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WATER CANNON — брандспойт, гидропульт
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WATER CANNON — гидропульт, брандспойт ( особ. для разгона демонстраций )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WATER CANNON — гидропульт, брандспойт ( особ. для разгона демонстраций )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WATER CANNON — брандспойт, гидропульт
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WATER CANNON — брандспойт, гидропульт
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WATER CANNON — _n. гидропульт, брандспойт
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WATER CANNON — n. гидропульт, брандспойт
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WATER CANNON — брандспойт, гидропульт гидропульт, брандспойт (особ. для разгона демонстраций)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CANNON — n 1. gun, cannon; 2. barrel (= metal tube of a rifle, gun, etc.)
Interlingua English vocab
WATER — I Inorganic compound composed of hydrogen and oxygen (H 2 O), existing in liquid , gas ( steam , water …
Английский словарь Британика
CANNON — Long-range artillery piece, as distinguished from other big gun s such as the howitzer or mortar . Early cannons, appearing …
Английский словарь Британика
WATER — I. ˈwȯ]d.ə(r), ˈwä], ]tə(r)\ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANNON — I. ˈkanən noun ( plural cannons or cannon ) Etymology: Middle French canon, from Italian cannone, literally, large tube, aug. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANNON — (v. i.) To discharge cannon.
Английский словарь Webster
CANNON — (pl. ) of Cannon
Английский словарь Webster
CANNON — ( pl. ) of Cannon
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WATER — — waterer , n. — waterless , adj. — waterlessly , adv. — waterlessness , n. — waterlike , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANNON — /kan"euhn/ , n. , pl. cannons , ( esp. collectively ) cannon , v. n. 1. a mounted gun for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WATER — I. ˈwȯ-tər, ˈwä- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to Old High German wazzar …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANNON — I. ˈka-nən noun ( plural cannons or cannon ) Etymology: Middle English canon, from Anglo-French, from Old Italian cannone, literally, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATER — vi to get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water. 2. water ·noun any liquid …
Webster English vocab
CANNON — pl of cannon. 2. cannon ·add. ·vi to discharge cannon. 3. cannon ·noun a kind of type. ·see canon. 4. …
Webster English vocab
CANNON — [can.non] n, pl cannons or cannon [MF canon, fr. It cannone, lit., large tube, aug. of canna reed, tube, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WATER — a substance composed of the chemical elements hydrogen and oxygen and existing in gaseous, liquid, and solid states. Water is …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANNON — big gun, howitzer, or mortar, as distinguished from a musket, rifle, or other small arm. Modern cannon are complex mechanisms …
Britannica English vocabulary
WATER — water BrE AmE ˈwɔːt ə AmE ˈwɔːt̬ ə r ˈwɑːt̬- ▷ water|ed d ▷ watering ˈwɔːt‿ ə r ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CANNON — cannon, C\~ BrE AmE ˈkæn ən ▷ cannon|ed d ▷ cannon|ing ɪŋ ▷ cannon|s z ▶ ˈ cannon ˌ fodder …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WATER
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANNON — / ˈkænən; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. can·non or can·nons ) 1. an old type of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER — I. wa ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈwɔːtə $ ˈwɒːtər, ˈwɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANNON — I. can ‧ non 1 /ˈkænən/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: canon , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H[2]O. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CANNON — n. & v. --n. 1 hist. (pl. same) a large heavy gun installed on a carriage or mounting. 2 an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WATER — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CANNON — n. & v. n. 1 hist. (pl. same) a large heavy gun installed on a carriage or mounting. 2 an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1. a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Usage: Chem. formula: H2O …
Oxford English vocab
CANNON — n. & v. --n. 1. hist. (pl. same) a large heavy gun installed on a carriage or mounting. 2 an …
Oxford English vocab
WATER — ( waters, watering, watered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Water is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANNON — ( cannons) 1. A cannon is a large gun, usually on wheels, which used to be used in battles. N-COUNT …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CANNON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cannon fodder water cannon COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE loose ▪ Of course the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WATER — [noun] [U] - a clear liquid, without colour or taste, which falls from the sky as rain and is necessary …
Cambridge English vocab
CANNON — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ automatic ▪ water ▪ Riot police used water ~ to disperse the crowd. VERB + CANNON ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WATER — INDEX: 1. water 2. when a lot of water covers a place that is usually dry 3. a continuous movement …
Longman Activator English vocab
WATER
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CANNON — I сущ. 1) мн. -s , тж. неизм. артиллерийское орудие, пушка to fire a cannon ≈ вести огонь из пушки …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WATER
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CANNON — cannon.ogg _I 1. ʹkænən n ( pl без измен., редк. тж. -s -ʹkænənz ) 1. 1> пушка, орудие cannon gunner …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WATER — 1) вода 2) объём воды; расход 3) минеральная вода 4) обводнять 5) увлажнять ( грунт ) 6) мочить; замачивать; смачивать …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WATER — 1) вода 2) объём воды; расход 3) минеральная вода 4) обводнять 5) увлажнять (грунт) 6) мочить; замачивать; смачивать 7) разбавлять водой 8) водоём 9) мн. ч. паводок; разлив • to …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WATER — 1) ватерный 2) вода 3) водный 4) водовозный 5) водоналивный 6) водоперепускный 7) водоподпорный 8) водопонижающий 9) водоприемный 10) водоуказательный 11) водоумягчающий 12) водоумягчительный 13) водяной 14) гидравлический 15) мочить 16) муарировать 17) смачивать 18) споить • boiler water …
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