pinball

pin·ball

P0308600 (pĭn′bôl′)n. A game played on a device in which the player operates a plunger to shoot a ball down or along a slanted surface having obstacles and targets, often equipped with flippers to keep the ball in play.

pinball

(ˈpɪnˌbɔːl) n (Games, other than specified) a. a game in which the player shoots a small ball through several hazards on a table, electrically operated machine, etcb. (as modifier): a pinball machine.

pin•ball

(ˈpɪnˌbɔl)

n. any of various games played on a sloping table, the object usu. being to shoot a ball, driven by a spring-operated plunger, up a side passage and cause it to roll back down against pins and bumpers and through channels that flash or ring and electronically record the score. [1880–85, Amer.]

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pinball - a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pocketspinball gamegame - an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games"pachinko - a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board

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