pinball
A game, played on a device with a sloping base, in which the player operates a…A game, played on a device with a sloping base (a pinball machine), in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points.
» The arcade had a bunch of pinball machines.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A game, played on a device with a sloping base (a pinball machine), in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points.
Flipper, Flipperspiel
пинбо́лpinból
пінболpinbol
(countable, uncountable)The ball used in pinball.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A situation where a ball is frantically kicked between many players.
- a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets
Examples
8 sentencesThe arcade had a bunch of pinball machines.
The ball bounced around the penalty area like a pinball.
deDer Ball hüpfte im Strafraum wie eine Flipperkugel herum.
Gunter was playing pinball.
Why is pinball so addictive?
Have you ever played pinball?
Translations
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Origin
From pin + ball.From pin + ball.
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Forms
plural: pinballsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets:pinball game
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable