- pinball pin·ball n
- ['pɪnˌbɔːl]
(also: pinball machine) flipper m inv
they're playing pinball — giocano a flipper
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
pinball pin·ball n
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pin·ball — /ˈpınˌbɑːl/ noun [noncount] : 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.… … Useful english dictionary
pinball — pin|ball [ pın,bɔl ] noun uncount a game for one or two people that you play on a machine, using controls to hit a ball into TARGETS in order to score points … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pinball — pin|ball [ˈpınbo:l US bo:l] n [U] a game played on a machine with a sloping board which a ball rolls down while the player tries to prevent it reaching the bottom … Dictionary of contemporary English
pinball — pin•ball [[t]ˈpɪnˌbɔl[/t]] n. gam any of various games played on a sloping table, the object usu. being to shoot a ball, driven by a spring operated plunger, up a side passage and cause it to roll back down against pins and bumpers and through… … From formal English to slang
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pinball — (n.) game played on a sloping surface, 1911, from PIN (Cf. pin) (n.) + BALL (Cf. ball) (n.1). Earlier it meant a pincushion (1803) … Etymology dictionary
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pinball machine — ☆ pinball machine [pin′bôl΄ ] n. 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… … English World dictionary
pinball — /pin bawl /, n. 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 … Universalium
Pinball — covered case called a pinball machine. The primary objective of the game is to score as many points as possible. Secondary objectives are to maximize the time spent playing (by earning extra balls and keeping the ball in play as long as possible) … Wikipedia
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