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noun a type of arcade game in which the player uses paddles to shoot a metal ball into various targets and obstacles to score points

• The arcade featured a variety of classic pinball machines.
• Let's go play some pinball at the arcade!
• I'm a wizard at pinball - nobody can beat me!
• His thoughts were bouncing around like a pinball in his mind.

noun a horse race over a course equipped with obstacles to be cleared, such as hedges, walls, ditches, and water

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• The steeplechase is a horse racing event where horses race over a course with obstacles such as hedges and ditches.
• I can't believe how fast those horses go during the steeplechase!
• The steeplechase is like a crazy obstacle course for horses.
• Life can sometimes feel like a steeplechase, with obstacles to overcome at every turn.

noun a device resembling a gun that is used in video games to aim and shoot at targets on a screen

• The police officer used a light gun to measure the speed of passing vehicles.
• We had so much fun playing video games with a light gun at the arcade.
• I love the feeling of wielding a light gun in shooting games.
• Her words were like a light gun, hitting me with the truth I didn't want to hear.

noun a device that produces the illusion of motion from a rapid succession of static images

• The zoetrope is a historical animation device that produces the illusion of motion.
• Check out this cool zoetrope I found at the antique store!
• That zoetrope is lit, it looks like the characters are moving for real!
• Her mind was like a zoetrope, constantly spinning with new ideas and thoughts.