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FRUIT MACHINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fruit machine mean?
• FRUIT MACHINE (noun)
The noun FRUIT MACHINE has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: FRUIT MACHINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fruit machine" is a kind of...):
one-armed bandit; slot (a slot machine that is used for gambling)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
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