paintball
A sport where teams shoot each other with gelatin capsules filled with paint-like dyeA sport where teams shoot each other with gelatin capsules filled with paint-like dye.
» Tom had a paintball gun in his hand.
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2 senses(uncountable)A sport where teams shoot each other with gelatin capsules filled with paint-like dye.
Paintball
пейнтбо́лpɛjntból
(countable)The dye-filled capsule fired in the sport of paintball.
a capsule filled with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in playing the game of paintball
Examples
1 sentencesTom had a paintball gun in his hand.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From paint + ball.From paint + ball.
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Forms
plural: paintballs| Singular | paintball |
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Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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