From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpinballpin‧ball /ˈpɪnbɔːl $ -bɒːl/ noun [uncountable] DLa game played on a machine with a sloping board which a ball rolls down while the player tries to prevent it reaching the bottom
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pinball• Many young helpers worked hard sorting, pricing and selling, as well as offering face-painting and a pinball competition.• Give me a dark back alley compared with being a pinball in the gallery of the desperate.• There's plenty to see and do in Hurricane, it's a pinball freak's dream come true.• Come to think of it, the same goes for tennis, chess, poker, darts and pinball.• While I finish my mug of tea, Jamie loses his pound on the old fashioned pinball table.• I am no wizard, but I have always enjoyed a good game of pinball. 