water balloon
noun
chiefly US
: a balloon that is filled with water
The boys were throwing water balloons at each other.
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The team likes a bit of healthy competition, which comes in handy at staff retreats, physical training days, and field days that include trampoline dodgeball, obstacle courses, hula hoop challenges, and an epic water balloon fight.
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Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014
June let the water balloon fall into the gutter and put her arm around Gabriel.
—Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Trejo was seen apparently trying to throw a punch — and a camping chair — after someone aimed a water balloon at his car during a parade.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 7 July 2024
In the past two weeks, I’ve been drenched by a water balloon while stepping out of the shower, found fake spiders in my coffee cup and opened our front door to discover what appeared to be a life-size effigy of the two little girls from The Shining staring at me.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
Shah likened it to throwing a water balloon against a wall and seeing what happens–one filled with water will behave one way, but differently if something like a bowling ball is inside.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Throw water balloons, or make water balloon pinatas.
—Jennifer Wolf, Parents, 30 July 2024
For this month's First Fridays event, Deep Ellum will host an outdoor market, live music and a water balloon fight.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
These outdoor activities are guaranteed to get their blood pumping:
Have a water balloon fight.
—Amanda Rock, Parents, 30 July 2024
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Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014
June let the water balloon fall into the gutter and put her arm around Gabriel.
—Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Trejo was seen apparently trying to throw a punch — and a camping chair — after someone aimed a water balloon at his car during a parade.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 7 July 2024
In the past two weeks, I’ve been drenched by a water balloon while stepping out of the shower, found fake spiders in my coffee cup and opened our front door to discover what appeared to be a life-size effigy of the two little girls from The Shining staring at me.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
Shah likened it to throwing a water balloon against a wall and seeing what happens–one filled with water will behave one way, but differently if something like a bowling ball is inside.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Throw water balloons, or make water balloon pinatas.
—Jennifer Wolf, Parents, 30 July 2024
For this month's First Fridays event, Deep Ellum will host an outdoor market, live music and a water balloon fight.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
These outdoor activities are guaranteed to get their blood pumping:
Have a water balloon fight.
—Amanda Rock, Parents, 30 July 2024
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“Water balloon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20balloon. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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