water pistol

NOUN

squirt gun

Synonyms

WEAK

super soaker water gun

Example Sentences

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Officers also seized a vehicle believed to be the one seen in the footage along with a water pistol, the force added.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

"I feel like it's a raging fire," she told the board, "and I've got a water pistol."

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2022

An Arkansas man is set to be set free after decades in prison for robbing a taco shop with a water pistol.

From Fox News • Jul. 3, 2021

Kaestel was armed only with a water pistol at the time.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2021

The water came from a gray metal water pistol with a long skinny barrel which I stuck into a small opening in one end of the bag.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins