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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
Examples of pinball machine in a Sentence
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Don’t forget to bring quarters for the rows of pinball machines at its Electric Bat Arcade.
Details: 29 W. Southern Ave., Tempe.
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Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
The venue also has a party room that features 11 pinball machines, a 90-minute axe-throwing duration and extra tables.
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Charles Infosino, The Enquirer, 1 May 2024
Challenge 2: In the final immunity challenge, which involved a puzzle and a giant pinball machine, Petty came close to winning, but Ben came out on a top, locking down his first win of the season and a spot in the final three.
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2024
On Saturday, Peabody Heights will open The Dugout, a new space within the brewery housing dozens of games: retro offerings like Space Invaders and Pac-Man, Japanese dancing games like Dance Dance Revolution and other arcade favorites, like racing games and five pinball machines.
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Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1936, in the meaning defined above
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“Pinball machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinball%20machine. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
pinball machine
noun
pin·ball machine
ˈpin-ˌbȯl-
: a game in which a ball shot by a plunger scores points as it rolls around a slanting surface among pins and targets
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