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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Rubber rings are a perpetual consumable in pinball machines.
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Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
Find a local bar with pinball machines or a game-centric place like Dave & Buster's and let loose.
—Erin Reimel, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
Their 1,000-plus vinyl collection shares the space with vintage ’80s video games (including an 1980s GNR pinball machine), plus RH Fontanelle double sconces.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
Think working instruments, a pinball machine, and even a homemade spin-art maker.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 10 Dec. 2024
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Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
Find a local bar with pinball machines or a game-centric place like Dave & Buster's and let loose.
—Erin Reimel, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
Their 1,000-plus vinyl collection shares the space with vintage ’80s video games (including an 1980s GNR pinball machine), plus RH Fontanelle double sconces.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
Think working instruments, a pinball machine, and even a homemade spin-art maker.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Pinball machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinball%20machine. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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