pinball machine
noun
: an amusement device in which a ball propelled by a plunger scores points as it rolls down a slanting surface among pins and targets
called also pinball game
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Since the show's premiere, fan theories have broken down everything from Roy Kent's tie-dye yellow brick road-esque shirt to Ted's red sneakers to the Wizard of Oz themed pinball machine in the show's penultimate episode.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Chen, guided by her own internet research, visited the Pinball Hall of Fame, which was open and which displayed hundreds of pinball machines, including vintage games from 1953.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2024
Cobra Arcade Bar: A vintage video game and pinball machine bar with cocktails and craft beer.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2024
This kit allows kids to make their own customizable pinball machine that uses edible gumballs as pinballs!
—Toby Rose, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Chen, guided by her own internet research, visited the Pinball Hall of Fame, which was open and which displayed hundreds of pinball machines, including vintage games from 1953.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2024
Cobra Arcade Bar: A vintage video game and pinball machine bar with cocktails and craft beer.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2024
This kit allows kids to make their own customizable pinball machine that uses edible gumballs as pinballs!
—Toby Rose, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Pinball machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinball%20machine. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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