coin-op
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Had its mix of coin-op arcade cabinets, future technologies and immersive theater-inspired games joined the likes of DisneyQuest, Star Trek: The Experience and a host of other promising-yet-failed experiments?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024
His consulting firm, Sharpe Communications, helps pinball manufacturers and others in the coin-op industry secure licensing deals, and — spoiler alert — he’s still married to Ellen.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2023
If thorough sorting isn't feasible — for instance, if you use coin-op laundry or a shared laundry room — Richardson recommends at least washing whites separately.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2022
By 1970, Animal Behavior Enterprises was in the business of renting coin-operated animal attractions—the chicken in Norwood is inside a coin-op machine—where, for a dime or two, an animal would do its trick.
From Slate ● Dec. 10, 2018
Some sort of Easter egg, hidden inside this old coin-op videogame.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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