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Plunger vs Rolldown - What's the difference?

plunger | rolldown |

In pinball terms the difference between plunger and rolldown

is that plunger is the spring-loaded assembly that propels the ball onto the table while rolldown is Describing 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.

As a noun plunger

is a device that is used to remove blockages from a toilet or sink by suction.

As an adjective rolldown is

capable of being rolled down.

plunger

English

(wikipedia plunger)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A device that is used to remove blockages from a toilet or sink by suction.
  • The internal piece of a syringe that pushes out or pulls in any contents.
  • The sliding activator of an exploder, an electrical generator used to trigger electrical detonators such as blasting caps.
  • The part of a that is pushed down to remove grounds from coffee.
  • One who plunges; a diver.
  • A device similar to a piston but without a mechanism; a long solid cylinder used, instead of a piston or bucket, as a forcer in pumps.
  • The moving portion of solenoid.
  • (pinball) The spring-loaded assembly that propels the ball onto the table.
  • (dated, slang) A reckless gambler.
  • (pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistency.
    • (Knight)
  • (firearms) The firing pin of a breechloader.

    • Synonyms

    * (device) plumber's helper (colloquial), plumber's friend (colloquial)

    Derived terms

    * autoplunger

    rolldown

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Capable of being rolled down.
  • * 1992 , Aras Ören, Please, no police
    • Then he rolled down the wooden blinds inside, opened the door and pulled halfway down the metal rolldown shutter outside.
  • (pinball)
  • * 1948 , Billboard (24 January 1948, page 76)
    • 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.