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pinball machine

pin·ball ma·chine
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pin-bawl muh-sheen]
    • /ˈpɪnˌbɔl məˈʃin/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pin-bawl muh-sheen]
    • /ˈpɪnˌbɔl məˈʃin/

Definitions of pinball machine words

  • noun pinball machine the tablelike, usually coin-operated machine on which pinball is played. 1
  • countable noun pinball machine A pinball machine is a games machine on which pinball is played. It consists of a sloping table with objects that a ball hits as it rolls down. 0
  • noun pinball machine a games machine on which pinball is played. It consists of a sloping table with objects that a ball hits as it rolls down 0
  • noun pinball machine a device, used for entertainment or gambling, having an inclined board containing a number of pins, springs, holes, etc. variously marked with scores that are automatically recorded as a ball, released by the player, makes contacts on it 0
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Origin of pinball machine

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Pinball machine

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Pinball machine

pinball machine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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