paintball

noun

paint·​ball ˈpānt-ˌbȯl 

: a game in which two teams try to capture each other's flag while defending their own using compressed-air guns that shoot paint-filled pellets

Examples of paintball in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Throwing objects such as tennis balls, water balloons and small rocks at the bear can work, but using a paintball marker or slingshot can be more accurate and deliver more contact warnings in a short period of time, according to DEEP. —Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026

Pepper balls and pepper spray Pepper balls are a projectile fired from weapons that look like paintball guns, but the pellets marry the effects of a chemical irritant with the blunt force of a paintball. —Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026

Last week, that bear was chased out with paintball pellets, a tactic used by the BEAR League, a nonprofit based in Lake Tahoe, to run the bear out. —Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026

One team member crawled inside and fired paintballs filled with vegetable oil, wildlife organization BEAR League told Fox News Digital on Thursday. —Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1987, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for paintball

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale