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capture the flag
noun
: a game in which players on each of two teams seek to capture the other team's flag and return it to their side without being captured and imprisoned
Examples of capture the flag in a Sentence
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One Thing at a Time, hip-hop couldn’t capture the flag until July, when Lil Uzi Vert’s Pink Tape finally ended the shutout.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Stratego is like a Napoleonic version of capture the flag.
—Julianne Hilmes Bartlett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2022
Color wars, capture the flag, swimming and more, sleep-away camps help Jewish youths establish strong friendships, ethics and pride, all of which contribute to a lasting sense of community.
—Rachel Wisniewski, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
Laser tag, capture the flag, arcade, basketball, DDR, and go-karts.
—Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 July 2023
Why did the Republicans fail to capture the flag?
—Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2022
Time will tell if the GOP can capture the flag.
—Charlie Dent, CNN, 14 Nov. 2021
Camps for kids ages 4 and up lean into nostalgic fun — fairy housebuilding and talent shows for little ones and games like capture the flag for tweens.
—Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 1 Feb. 2023
On the surface the game seems like chess: Two players line up rows of attackers across from each other on a square board and attempt to capture the flag of their opponent—the one move that will end the game.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2012
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1925, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of capture the flag was
circa 1925
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“Capture the flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capture%20the%20flag. Accessed 14 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
capture the flag
noun
: a game in which players on each of two teams seek to capture the other team's flag and return it to their side without being captured and imprisoned
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