"capture the flag" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} capture the flag (uncountable)
  1. (games) 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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Games
    Sense id: en-capture_the_flag-en-noun-NcfSJzc3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: games
  2. (video games) A computer game with similar rules, usually in first-person shooter format. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-capture_the_flag-en-noun-9AcsTZpR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (game): vlaggenroof [masculine] (Dutch), lipunryöstö (Finnish), capturar a bandeira (Galician)
Disambiguation of 'game': 47 53

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