释义
[ pin -bawl ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈpɪnˌbɔl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun any of various games played on a sloping, glass-topped table presenting a field of colorful, knoblike target pins and rails, the object usually being to shoot a ball, driven by a spring, up a side passage and cause it to roll back down against these projections and through channels, which electrically flash or ring and record the score.
Origin of pinball An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; pin + ball1
Words nearby pinball pinaster, piñata, Pinatubo, Pinay, pin back one's ears, pinball , pinballer, pinball machine, pinbone, pin boy, pincement
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Example sentences from the Web for pinball Asteroids, at the moment I am writing, is the most popular coin-operated game—video, pinball , or other—in the United States.
‘Asteroids’ & The Dawn of the Gamer Age | David Owen| November 29, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The lure and addiction of gaming—which went back to pinball , of course—became a sensation with Asteroids.
‘Asteroids’ & The Dawn of the Gamer Age | David Owen| November 29, 2014| DAILY BEAST
In fact, it was by way of pinball that Fisher came to Asteroids in the first place.
‘Asteroids’ & The Dawn of the Gamer Age | David Owen| November 29, 2014| DAILY BEAST
At its best, the education “system” is about as organized as a pinball machine.
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Not so long ago, pinball machines were as much a fixture in French cafés as coffee and Calvados.
Paris Cafes Lose Their Pinball Machines, as Numbers Dwindle | Solène Cressant| July 13, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Later, in the Recreation Lounge, Ringg challenged him to a game with one of the pinball machines.
The Colors of Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley
Resolutely, Bart turned his back on the bewitching colors, and bent over the pinball machine.
The Colors of Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley
We just did a test yesterday and if he inspects this place now, we won't get enough money to build a pinball machine.
Wait for Weight | Jack McKenty
From pinball games to tennis and skiing, from virtual bowling to virtual football, our thoughts make new experiences possible.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai Nadin
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British Dictionary definitions for pinball noun a game in which the player shoots a small ball through several hazards on a table, electrically operated machine, etc (as modifier ) a pinball machine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012