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pinball
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pinball
(noun)
pinball
/
ˈ
pɪnˌbɑːl/
noun
pinball
/
ˈ
pɪnˌbɑːl/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PINBALL
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]
:
a game played on a special machine in which a ball scores points by hitting targets while rolling down a slanting surface and the player tries to control the ball with a set of levers
We spent hours playing
pinball
.
a
pinball
machine
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