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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The device is a small, homemade submersible using a paintball air cylinder, an oxygen meter and lead weights to keep the bird below the surface.
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
The device — a small, homemade submersible — uses a paintball air cylinder, an oxygen meter and lead weights to keep the bird safely below the surface.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
The device is a small, homemade submersible that uses a paintball air cylinder, an oxygen meter and lead weights to keep the bird safely below the surface.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
The situation was finally resolved when a wildlife response team used an unconventional method, crawling under the house and firing paintballs filled with vegetable oil to drive the bear out.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
The device — a small, homemade submersible — uses a paintball air cylinder, an oxygen meter and lead weights to keep the bird safely below the surface.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
The device is a small, homemade submersible that uses a paintball air cylinder, an oxygen meter and lead weights to keep the bird safely below the surface.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
The situation was finally resolved when a wildlife response team used an unconventional method, crawling under the house and firing paintballs filled with vegetable oil to drive the bear out.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Paintball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paintball. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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