paintball

paint-ball · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A competitive team sport in which players shoot capsules of paint at each other using air-powered guns.

  2. 2.

    A small capsule filled with colored paint, used as ammunition in the sport.

Forms

plural: paintballs

Related words

See also: airsoft, recreation
Synonyms: paintballing

Etymology

From English compound paint (colored substance) + ball (sphere), referring to the paint-filled capsules used in the game.