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rolldown en · ADJ

Etymology

Deverbal from roll down.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Capable of being rolled down.
   • Then he rolled down the wooden blinds inside, opened the door and pulled halfway down the metal rolldown shutter outside. 1992, Aras Ören, Please, no police:

rolldown en · NOUN

Etymology

Deverbal from roll down.

Meanings

1. (attributive, countable, often, qualifier:pinball, uncountable) An older form of pinball where the player rolls a ball manually down the table rather than propelling it onto the table with a plunger.
   • New rolldown uses pinball-size balls and, except for the fact that the game has the conventional open rolldown table end and does not use a plunger, the game's playing surface resembles the pinball variation of Bermuda. 1948 January 24, Billboard, page 76:
   • Attracted by game operation, many invested heavily in pins and rolldowns prior to last spring. 1949, Billboard, volume 61, page 82:

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