Fruit Machine (Noun)
Meaning
A coin-operated gambling machine that produces random combinations of symbols (usually pictures of different fruits) on rotating dials; certain combinations win money for the player.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The casino floor was filled with rows of colorful fruit machines, each one promising a big payout to the lucky player.
- She fed the fruit machine with coin after coin, hoping to hit the jackpot but only winning a few dollars.
- In the corner of the pub, a lone patron sat in front of a fruit machine, mesmerized by the spinning dials.
- The sound of clanging coins and chiming bells filled the air as players tried their luck on the fruit machines.
- He won a small fortune on a fruit machine during his last visit to Las Vegas, and now he was back for more.