"gumball machine" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-gumball machine.ogg [Australia] Forms: gumball machines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gumball machine (plural gumball machines)
  1. A coin-operated machine that dispenses gumballs.
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  2. (slang) The flashing light on top of a police car. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-gumball_machine-en-noun-KrY4JAP9
  3. (slang, by extension) A police car. Tags: broadly, slang
    Sense id: en-gumball_machine-en-noun-nz-pG22G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 31 53

Inflected forms

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