water pistol

NOUN

squirt gun

Synonyms

WEAK

super soaker water gun

Example Sentences

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You are asking me to make a prediction and I don't know which gun I've got - a bazooka or a water pistol.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2024

Surprisingly, one of the most violent-appearing images depicts water pistol games at a Pride Parade.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2022

"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

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