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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 playerplay

  Familiarity information: FRUIT MACHINE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FRUIT MACHINE (noun)


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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