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capture the flag

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables
cap-ture the flag
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

noun

A computer game with similar rules, usually in first-person shooter format.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does capture the flag mean?
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.

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