roulette
noun/ruːˈlɛt/
Frequency rank: #8,703 most common English word
Meaning
A gambling game in which players bet on which numbered slot a spinning ball will land in.
Example sentence
The friends decided to play roulette at the casino during their trip to Las Vegas.
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