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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For grownups, there’s Jaws wine—yes, an Amity Island red blend by Fior di Sole, a Jaws pinball machine from Stern and a collectible resin Dunny by Kidrobot.
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David Hochman, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Then, there are jukeboxes, pinball machines, tchotchkes galore, and large-scale model trains lining entire walls.
—John Oseid, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Locals came for fish and chips on Fridays, thin-crust pizza on Saturdays, and the familiar routine of a place where the dining room, bar, lounge, and pinball machine each had their regulars.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
Old-school gamers Tony Nevarez worked the flippers on a Metallica pinball machine as his 12-year-old daughter Alyssa looked on.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025
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David Hochman, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Then, there are jukeboxes, pinball machines, tchotchkes galore, and large-scale model trains lining entire walls.
—John Oseid, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Locals came for fish and chips on Fridays, thin-crust pizza on Saturdays, and the familiar routine of a place where the dining room, bar, lounge, and pinball machine each had their regulars.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
Old-school gamers Tony Nevarez worked the flippers on a Metallica pinball machine as his 12-year-old daughter Alyssa looked on.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Pinball machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinball%20machine. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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