water cannon in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.cannon [Brit ˈkanən, Am ˈkænən] N

II.cannon [Brit ˈkanən, Am ˈkænən] VB trans Brit (in billiards)

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III.cannon [Brit ˈkanən, Am ˈkænən] VB intr

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I.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] N

water
eau f
drinking water
eau potable
running water
eau courante
tap water
eau du robinet
washing-up water
eau de vaisselle
by water
par bateau
under water (submerged)
sous l'eau
under water (flooded)
inondé
at high/low water
à marée haute/basse
to let in water shoe, boat:
prendre l'eau
to make water ship:
faire eau
to pass water
uriner
to turn the water on/off
ouvrir/fermer le robinet
he lives across the water on the mainland
il habite sur le continent
our French colleagues across the water
nos collègues français de l'autre côté de la Manche
the wine was flowing like water
le vin coulait à flots
to keep one's head above water lit
garder la tête hors de l'eau
to keep one's head above water (financially) fig
faire face à ses engagements
to keep one's head above water attr glass, jug, tank
à eau
to keep one's head above water snake, shrew
d'eau
to keep one's head above water filter, pump
à eau
to keep one's head above water pipe, pressure, shortage
d'eau
to keep one's head above water industry
de l'eau

III.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB trans

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IV.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB intr

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V.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər]

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I.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] N

II.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB trans

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III.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB intr

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Police also deployed a helicopter and water cannon, and we saw at least two officers using live ammunition.
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Pursued by police through the headquarters, the former radicals stumble upon a water cannon and use it to drive back the police and escape.
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Her ten water cannon can pump 41,000 gallons per minute, more than four times as much as her predecessors.
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The method of employment is also important in labeling a device a water cannon.
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It was two days after police had swept the square clear of protesters with teargas and water cannon.
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Police also brought a water cannon, while outside temperatures were below freezing.
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It is later revealed that they were crushed by a water cannon during a riot.
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Five thousand members riot police dispatched to the scene used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowds. 136 people were arrested.
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As such, these official forces are often equipped with the same armored cars, although often fitted with less lethal armaments, such as water cannon.
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Truckloads of soldiers and police, as well as a water cannon, were deployed ahead of expected anti-government protests.
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