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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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.
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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
The ball bounced off sticks around the goal line as if in a pinball machine, finally sent in by a forceful push from senior Bridget Connelly to cap off Norwood’s second-half rally from down two goals late in the third quarter.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 13 Nov. 2024
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.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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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
The ball bounced off sticks around the goal line as if in a pinball machine, finally sent in by a forceful push from senior Bridget Connelly to cap off Norwood’s second-half rally from down two goals late in the third quarter.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 13 Nov. 2024
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.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Pinball machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinball%20machine. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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