Playfield

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A playing field.

    "The position of the playfield is here identified as lying north of this open space between it and the burn, and occupying the haugh which extended west […]"

  2. 2
    The area within which a game (especially a video game) is played.

    "The game has a tilt feature — tilt Fireball and a tilt sign glows and the scoring stops. The full-sized, full-color commercial playfield even has a special friction silk-screened surface so the ball will roll and not slide."

  3. 3
    The main surface inside the machine where the ball moves and the game takes place.

Synonyms

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playing field

Example

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"Germany is the playfield of international intelligence agencies."

Etymology

From play + field.

Related phrases

playing fieldvideo game

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