"mechanical game" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mechanical games [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪm Head templates: {{en-noun}} mechanical game (plural mechanical games)
  1. (gambling) Any game based on chance rather than skill. Categories (topical): Gambling
    Sense id: en-mechanical_game-en-noun-MHl5ZS3B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Topics: gambling, games
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mechanical, game.
    Sense id: en-mechanical_game-en-noun-OKS5J82C

Inflected forms

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