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capture the flag

capture the flag noun: a game normally played by children, or as part of paintball, in which two teams have a flag which is stored at the other team's base. Whichever team returns their flag to their own base first is the winner.

Noun

capture the flag (uncountable)

  1. A game normally played by children, or as part of paintball, in which two teams have a flag which is stored at the other team's base. Whichever team returns their flag to their own base first is the winner.
  2. A computer game with similar rules, usually in first-person shooter format.

Questions about capture the flag

What does capture the flag mean?
Capture the flag means a game normally played by children, or as part of paintball, in which two teams have a flag which is stored at the other team's base. Whichever team returns their flag to their own base first is the winner.
What part of speech is capture the flag?
Capture the flag is a noun.

Words near capture the flag in the dictionary

  1. capture card
  2. capture cards
  3. capture effect
  4. capture effects
  5. capture myopathy
  6. capture the flag
  7. captured
  8. captureless
  9. capturer
  10. capturers
  11. captures

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