paintball

noun

paint·​ball ˈpānt-ˌbȯl How to pronounce paintball (audio)
: 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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Additionally, the executive team extends invitations to employees’ families to multiple team-building functions like cookouts, paintball, and the annual corporate trip to Mexico. Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025 In the 1990s, as Cold War tensions relaxed, bunkers even played host to paintball and band practice, or served as community centers. Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025 For thrill-seekers, there’s a full carnival experience with rock-climbing walls, paintball, stilt-walkers, and a Ferris wheel offering stunning views of the river and downtown skyline. Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025 In March, Affleck and Garner were seen smiling the whole time during a paintball party for their son. Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for paintball

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First Known Use

1987, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of paintball was in 1987

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“Paintball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paintball. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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