"brick breaker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brick breakers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} brick breaker (plural brick breakers)
  1. (video games) A game of a genre that involves moving a paddle horizontally or vertically to deflect a ball, using the deflected ball to destroy an arrangement of bricks on the screen. Categories (topical): Video game genres Synonyms: brick-buster
    Sense id: en-brick_breaker-en-noun-XgU2ktMS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

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