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Definition of paintball in English: paintballnoun ˈpeɪntbɔːlˈpeɪntˌbɔl mass noun1A game in which participants simulate military combat using airguns to shoot capsules of paint at each other. as modifier a paintball gun Example sentencesExamples - We engage in mock battles simulated with paintball guns.
- Divided into two teams of four, they face off in a game of paintball warfare in the woods.
- The test will be a battle simulation, using paintball guns, against a platoon of marines.
- The new group took part in paintball war games, held at a remote bush property two hours drive south of Perth.
- Bedlam - one of Scotland's largest paintball operators - has scrapped the game's overtly military trappings in favour of something more akin to a 1980s sci-fi series.
- 1.1count noun A capsule of paint used in paintball.
Example sentencesExamples - It's quite a physical game as you run and dive to dodge paintballs, crawl through bushes and climb into forts.
- Keep in mind that these paintballs travel at about 200 miles per hour and usually draw blood when they hit their target.
- From the corner of my eye, I saw that they were paintballs, not real bullets.
- During the game players are eliminated when a paintball hits them and bursts; this marks them with a vividly coloured, non-toxic dye that easily washes off.
- Eye injuries caused by paintballs are increasing in children, according to a study published in Pediatrics.
Derivatives noun Mr Fell believes paintballers might carry the infection into the district. Example sentencesExamples - With very little spare time, Kai is an avid paintballer.
- The more serious paintballers buy their own guns and goggles.
- Mr Fell was outraged that paintballers were still coming along to play their games in woods adjacent to his farmland - which he said risked spreading the disease.
- Jate Sophitphongtorn, Horseshoe Point general manager opened the new facility to paintballers, ‘The sport has been in Thailand for some time but due to the expense of importing equipment it was available to very few.’
noun The Marshall told us all the rules and warned us that people had, in fact, died paintballing by not being safe, so we would really have to stick to them! Example sentencesExamples - Their idea of a fun Saturday afternoon is to go paintballing and end up covered in golfball-sized red weals from being shot at close range.
- East Ayrshire Council has banned paintballing and South Lanarkshire has vetoed several outdoor pursuits, including paragliding and sand yachting.
- While the Queen's Division Normandy Band entertained and recruiting teams from regiments across the region answered questions, there was the chance to enjoy various activities from climbing to paintballing.
- If you're not forking out for a hired magician or clown, you could find yourself paying for a party for 20 at your local McDonalds - or even a session of paintballing or laser shooting.
Definition of paintball in US English: paintballnounˈpeɪntˌbɔlˈpāntˌbôl 1A game in which participants simulate military combat using air guns to shoot capsules of paint at each other. as modifier a paintball gun Example sentencesExamples - We engage in mock battles simulated with paintball guns.
- Divided into two teams of four, they face off in a game of paintball warfare in the woods.
- The new group took part in paintball war games, held at a remote bush property two hours drive south of Perth.
- The test will be a battle simulation, using paintball guns, against a platoon of marines.
- Bedlam - one of Scotland's largest paintball operators - has scrapped the game's overtly military trappings in favour of something more akin to a 1980s sci-fi series.
- 1.1 A capsule of paint used in the game of paintball.
Example sentencesExamples - Eye injuries caused by paintballs are increasing in children, according to a study published in Pediatrics.
- During the game players are eliminated when a paintball hits them and bursts; this marks them with a vividly coloured, non-toxic dye that easily washes off.
- Keep in mind that these paintballs travel at about 200 miles per hour and usually draw blood when they hit their target.
- It's quite a physical game as you run and dive to dodge paintballs, crawl through bushes and climb into forts.
- From the corner of my eye, I saw that they were paintballs, not real bullets.
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