water balloon

collocation in English

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water
noun
uk
/ˈwɔː.tər/us
/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/
a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and ...
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balloon
noun[C]
uk
/bəˈluːn/us
/bəˈluːn/
a small, thin rubber bag that you blow air into or fill with a light gas until it is round in shape, used for decoration, as a children's toy, or for other purposes such as medical treatment or scientific ...
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(Definition ofwaterandballoonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Other things appear as needed, such as a bucket of ice-cold water, awaterballoon, and various songs and poetry.
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At the end of one there was awaterballoonfight that encouraged the entire neighborhood to participate and included 1,500 water balloons.
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The process is much like punctures in awaterballoon.
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They have the ability to rapidly fill themselves up like awaterballoon, to protect themselves from predators.
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A popular activity is the throwing of water balloons at one another, sometimes called "lola" (meaningwaterballoon).
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The fluid collects around the flanks due to gravity, causing them to bulge somewhat like awaterballoon.
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Even though these motions are called "internal", the external portions of molecules still moverather like the jiggling of a stationarywaterballoon.
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Thesewaterballoonfights have been going on for several years, each year with a new twist.
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This is accomplished, for example, by an electric motor, by bursting awaterballoonover the volunteer, or simply by overturning a bucket of water.
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Brian is passionate about lots of things: rock music, ice hockey,waterballoonfights, and his dad's pancakes.
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Water balloons are useful in several ways that soakers can not be used.
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This crowd taunted the soldiers and began throwing water balloons at them, but the incident did not escalate further.
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Adolescents and adults often play pranks involving carefully positioned buckets of water atop doors or water balloons.
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Local tradition during the day allows for boat-to-boat water fights so be prepared for water balloons and sprayers of various configurations.
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Water balloons can be fired from a car's aerial.
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Similar to water balloons, the primary purpose of the toy is to soak another person in a game such as water warfare.
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Nicotero inserted water balloons between the silicone and foam layering.
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A popular variation uses water balloons.
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