Definition of paintball in English:

noun

• 1[mass noun] A game in which participants simulate military combat using airguns to shoot capsules of paint at each other.

  [as modifier] ‘a paintball gun’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The test will be a battle simulation, using paintball guns, against a platoon of marines.’
  • ‘Divided into two teams of four, they face off in a game of paintball warfare in the woods.’
  • ‘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.’
  • ‘The new group took part in paintball war games, held at a remote bush property two hours drive south of Perth.’
  • ‘We engage in mock battles simulated with paintball guns.’

  1. 1.1[count noun]A capsule of paint used in paintball.
     Example sentences

     • ‘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.’
     • ‘It's quite a physical game as you run and dive to dodge paintballs, crawl through bushes and climb into forts.’
     • ‘Eye injuries caused by paintballs are increasing in children, according to a study published in Pediatrics.’
     • ‘Keep in mind that these paintballs travel at about 200 miles per hour and usually draw blood when they hit their target.’