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water gun

NOUN
squirt gun
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NOUN
water pistol
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There are different versions but typically, teens organize a group of players and then track down and eliminate one another with shots from a water gun.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

The essay had humor — it centered on a water gun fight where he had victory in sight but, in a comedic twist, slipped and fell.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024

The 69-year-old general went on the offensive soon after, taking aim at partygoers from close range with a fluorescent pump-action water gun.

From Reuters • Apr. 14, 2023

A video uploaded on 10 April shows a man in red firing a water gun at two policemen and reporters of TVB, which many consider pro-government.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023

To remove the stuff, I used a kind of water gun.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien




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