Slingshot

Word SLINGSHOT
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Definitions and meanings of "Slingshot"

What do we mean by slingshot?

A Y-shaped stick having an elastic strap attached to the prongs, used for flinging small stones. noun

A Y-shaped stick with an elastic band between the arms used for shooting small projectiles. noun

To use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft. verb

A plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones noun

A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.

A stationary, often triangular object that launches any ball that hits its longest side back at a high force, now usually located above the flipper and between it and the inlane, with one each for both lower flippers.

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The word "slingshot" in example sentences

The slingshot is the current ride I keep watching and wondering how far a person would fly if the ropes snapped. ❋ Tyler (2009)

Maybe he used a slingshot from the next building??? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Make a slingshot from a about a 3/4 forked limb, then go to tie place and geta thrown out old innertube. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The slingshot is a David and Goliath reference aimed at putting water and power back in the hands of the individuals. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The slingshot is a tanga becayse uplift from the ties in the neck will force the legline upward and inward, the bikini will reveal butt cheeks. (w/pics) ❋ Unknown (2007)

The Rogatka - "slingshot" - bar was opened by an "anarchist collective" who once ran the Salon Mazal bar; it is located on Yitzhak Sadeh street in central Tel Aviv. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For myself and generations of boys just like me the slingshot was a gateway into the world of hunting. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The stone she chose to load in her slingshot was the personal letter -- a million of them. ❋ Steve Valk (2010)

He also employs another, more extreme method: something called the slingshot. ❋ Tom Perrotta (2012)

Across the Atlantic the slingshot will be a popular accessory if you decide to book a trip to the Hedonism resorts in Jamaica. ❋ Unknown (2007)

And interact freely with Americans, such as this boy dubbed slingshot kid who gets help from a heavily armed marine. ❋ Unknown (2007)

And interact freely with Americans, such as this boy, dubbed slingshot kid, who gets help from a heavily armed Marine. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Slingshot: Davidson's argument for immanence is the slingshot, which is an argument (from Frege) that there is only one fact, the True. ❋ Schaffer, Jonathan (2007)

Michael Posner, the assistant secretary of state for human rights, said that among projects being funded by the US government is a technology that acts as a "slingshot" - identifying censored material and throwing it back on to the web so that users can find it. ❋ Dominic Rushe (2011)

My one concern is that the slingshot is a backpack which means it will be away from my peripheral view while I am walking so it might make me more vulnerable. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Today, in Avengers: the Initiative, authority is the "slingshot", and the civil rights of all your favorite Marvel heroes are the "living room window" for this ruthless flat-topped fascist. ❋ Brian Hughes (2008)

The gauntlet was a kind of slingshot, and if he didn't act quickly, Jeska would win the match before Chainer had gotten anything out of her. ❋ Mcgough, Scott (2002)

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