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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Spaces for gathering are integrated among the garage’s automotive amenities: a 1950s-style diner sits in the corner of what Wilt used as a game room, with its pinball machines, a pool table and a slick, slender dragster as centerpiece.
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Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
The set recreated everything from the show, including the sports pennants on the wall, the red leather booths, a pinball machine and even a vintage Hi-Fidelity jukebox.
—Colson Thayer, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
Your kid gets to design and reconfigure their very own arcade-style pinball machine—using actual edible gumballs as the pinball!
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2024
In the second half of the carousel, Onyx can be seen enjoying her snow cone, playing with face paint and hanging out with her dad by a pinball machine.
—Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
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Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
The set recreated everything from the show, including the sports pennants on the wall, the red leather booths, a pinball machine and even a vintage Hi-Fidelity jukebox.
—Colson Thayer, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
Your kid gets to design and reconfigure their very own arcade-style pinball machine—using actual edible gumballs as the pinball!
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2024
In the second half of the carousel, Onyx can be seen enjoying her snow cone, playing with face paint and hanging out with her dad by a pinball machine.
—Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Pinball machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinball%20machine. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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