air hockey

American  

[air hok-ee] / ˈɛər ˌhɒk i /

noun

1. a tabletop game in which each of two players uses a thick plastic disk to shoot a puck across a highly polished surface into the opponent’s goal, especially such a game in which the puck moves on a thin cushion of air produced through pores in the playing surface.

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Etymology

Origin of air hockey

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

From there it’s an escapist date of air hockey, carnival rides and, once they settle in a fancy hotel room, the sharing of a sensitive new song.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

Nothing was stopping people from putting a friendly cash wager on a game of air hockey without giving a giant company more of their time and data.

From Slate • May 1, 2024

And unlike Chuck E. Cheese, the longtime birthday destination for children, Dave & Buster’s would prove its appeal to adults who also cherish arcade games, air hockey and racing simulators.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2023

Kim Gordon from Sonic Youth playing air hockey.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2021

Board games, train sets, air hockey and foosball tables, even a mini trampoline in the back.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio