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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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It’s so dense that 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

This one offers an arcade decked out with slots, pinball machines and carnival-style Skee-Ball — as well as a three-lane bowling alley and billiards room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2022

A room in the back of the pub has a foosball table, a Skee-Ball machine and some old-fashioned arcade games.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2021

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

He led the way to the Skee-Ball lanes.

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon

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