slingshot

IPA: sɫˈɪŋʃɑt

noun

  • (chiefly US) A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
  • (pinball) 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.
  • A sling bikini.
  • (powerlifting) An implement of a broad fabric worn around and connecting both bicipites brachii to support benching the most heavy weights.

verb

  • To move or cause to move in a manner resembling a projectile shot from a slingshot.
  • (especially) To use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft.
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Examples of "slingshot" in Sentences

  • Consider the slingshot maneuver.
  • Like the Slingshot color bonanza.
  • A slingshot variation is also possible.
  • Their first market idea was a slingshot.
  • Correspondence and the slingshot argument.
  • A slingshot always moves the object forward.
  • That was the slingshot for the rest of my life.
  • Bring lightweight fishing gear, and a slingshot.
  • Slingshot graphic first appeared on the bodywork.
  • He then accidentally fires the slingshot at a car.

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