paintball
noun/ˈpeɪntˌbɔl/
Frequency rank: #12,681 most common English word
Meaning
a game in which players shoot capsules of paint at each other using special guns.
Example sentence
During the team-building event, everyone enjoyed playing paintball in the forest.
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