paintball
noun
paint·ball
ˈpānt-ˌbȯl 
: a game in which two teams try to capture each other's flag while defending their own using compressed-air guns that shoot paint-filled pellets
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Armed with shiny chrome paintball guns and iPhones that double as high-tech binoculars, these resourceful kids hold their own.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
The rise in break-ins has brought growing concern for public safety, so Stimpson’s patrol team occasionally uses paintball guns as a deterrent.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
The rise in break-ins has brought growing concern for public safety, so Stimpson’s patrol team occasionally uses paintball guns as a deterrent.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Paintball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paintball. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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