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pinballs

pinballs is the plural of pinball.

Meaning of pinball

Noun

pinball (countable and uncountable, plural pinballs)

  1. A game, played on a device with a sloping base (a pinball machine), in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points.
  2. The ball used in pinball.
  3. (figuratively) A situation where a ball is frantically kicked between many players.
    • The opener came from a Jarvis ball which struck Aleksandar Kolarov en route to a lively round of pinball between City players before it was poked in by Milijas.2011 January 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Man City 4 - 3 Wolves”, in BBC

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Questions about pinballs

What is pinballs the plural of?
Pinballs is the plural of pinball.

Words near pinballs in the dictionary

  1. pinball machines
  2. pinballed
  3. pinballer
  4. pinballers
  5. pinballing
  6. pinballs
  7. pinbefore
  8. pinbefores
  9. Pinbeyan
  10. pinblock
  11. pinboard

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