Skee-Ball

American  

[skee-bawl] / ˈskiˌbɔl /

Trademark.

1. a brand name for a game in which players roll balls up a sloping, table-sized ramp, attempting to score points by making them drop into slots in a target.

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Example Sentences

If you wanted to build a replica of the atomic bomb the U.S. dropped on Nagasaki, you would only need a chunk of plutonium about the size of an arcade Skee-Ball.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2024

After a fan pulled from the crowd Sunday missed every shot in a midcourt Skee-Ball promotion, another stepped onto Crypto.com Arena’s court to test his luck in a three-point shooting contest.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2022

Sluggers has indoor batting cages, dueling pianos and games like Skee-Ball.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2020

Rafael Familia began work last July as a bar-back in Manhattan at The Crocodile Lounge, where drinks come with free mini pizzas and Skee-Ball is also on tap.

From Washington Times • Apr. 30, 2020

Surprisingly, this had also proved that she was better at Skee-Ball when she didn’t look while throwing the ball than when she did.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix