pinball machine

noun

1. the tablelike, usually coin-operated machine on which pinball is played.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinball machine¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

And while claw gizmos and plastic figurines aren’t my thing, I understand their popularity and wouldn’t mind their presence if there was a greater supply of old-school games, and perhaps some pinball machines.

From Los Angeles Times

The complex even boasted a Las Vegas Room, complete with pinball machines and other games of chance.

From Salon

The original 1993 Broadway musical, with its flying Tommy and galloping pinball machine, was a visual groundbreaker, warmed by excellent performances.

From New York Times

I spent breaks in the exhibition hall, which featured a Jan. 6 insurrection-themed pinball machine featuring "Stop the Steal," "Political Prisoners" and "Babbitt Murder" rally modes and a bus emblazoned with Trump's face.

From Salon

She derided the defense’s account that his wife had fallen down the stairs — as if “in a soundproof pinball machine” — without waking the family, and “then was strangled by her dogs.”

From Los Angeles Times