watercannon

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Noun1.watercannon - a hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters)
water cannon
hosepipe, hose - a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
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For a moment, transpose the cities and think about what would have happened if a civil rights march in Chester ended with the leaders being hosed with watercannon before soldiers swept in and shot dead 14 demonstrators.
If Bloody Sunday had happened in a city in England, more than one soldier would be facing prosecution
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