slot machine

noun

1

: a machine whose operation is begun by dropping a coin into a slot

2

: an originally coin-operated gambling machine that pays off according to the matching of symbols on wheels spun by a handle

also : an electronic version of this machine

Examples of slot machine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This has a slot machine-style effect on gamblers, who keep feeding their apps money, transfixed by each new bet. —David French, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025

There are dings from streetcars on Canal Street, chimes from slot machines at Caesars New Orleans Hotel & Casino, and celebratory symphonies from innumerable trumpets on countless stages and streetcorners. —Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025

Between the blaring boarding call announcements and the cacophony of slot machines, the concourse at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas is deafening. —AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025

Another gambler from New Jersey sat at an Ultimate X Triple Double Bonus Poker slot machine, bet $150 and won the $241,200 jackpot. —Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for slot machine

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Kids Definition

slot machine

noun

1

: a machine whose operation is begun when a coin is dropped into a slot

2

: a coin-operated gambling machine that pays off for the matching of symbols on wheels spun by a handle