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slingshot

[ sling-shot ]

noun

  1. a Y -shaped stick with an elastic strip between the prongs for shooting stones and other small missiles.


slingshot

/ ˈ²õ±ôɪŋˌʃɒ³Ù /

noun

  1. a Y-shaped implement with a loop of elastic fastened to the ends of the two prongs, used mainly by children for shooting small stones, etc Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)catapult
  2. another name for sling 1
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Origin of slingshot1

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; sling 1 + shot 1
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"We would not accept the slingshot in the jet stream and advantage of saving fuel if the turbulence was going to be too uncomfortable", Captain Heard told me.

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When David fought Goliath, he was just armed with a slingshot and a few stones.

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The collapsed time frame has also allowed Harris to slingshot, as Schwarzenegger did, from one big campaign event to the next, with scarcely a lag in between.

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