slingshot
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slingshot
- /ˈslɪŋʃɒt/ UK
Rhymes with -ɪŋʃɒt
Where it comes from
From sling + shot.
noun slingshots
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A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
‘Terry Madison. Instead of fiddling with that shanghai, give us a thought.’ ‘It’s a gongai,’ Swiftie said. ‘I mean that’s the name for a shanghai which is another name for a catapult...that Mr Delarue calls a slingshot.’
Similar: bean shooter, catapult, flip, hand catapult, shanghai
- 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.
- An implement of a broad fabric worn around and connecting both bicipites brachii to support benching the most heavy weights.
- The act of passing cars queuing in the left-hand lane and using the right-hand lane to go around a roundabout, exiting at the desired junction having avoided the queue.
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Synonym of slingshot effect.
Similar: slingshot effect
verb slingshots · slingshotting · slingshotted
- To move or cause to move in a manner resembling a projectile shot from a slingshot.
- To use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft. The shuttle will slingshot around Jupiter on its way to Saturn.
- To perform the slingshot manoeuvre (see Noun).
Translations
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noun Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles — see also sling
| Español | baladora, biombo, catapulta, cauchera, charpe, chilinchate |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 새총 saechong |
| 日本語 | パチンコ pachinko, スリングショット suringshotto |
| 中文 | 彈弓 /弹弓 dàngōng |
| हिन्दी | गुलेल gulel |
| Português | estilingue, baladeira, atiradeira, fisga, bodoque, funda |
| Français | lance-pierre, fronde |
| Deutsch | Schleuder, Steinschleuder, Zwille |
| Italiano | fionda |
| Ελληνικά | σφεντόνα sfentóna |
| Русский | рога́тка rogátka |
| Tiếng Việt | ná |
| العربية | مِقْلَاع miqlāʕ |
| עברית | קלע kéla, רוגטקה rugátka |
Talk about this word "slingshot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/slingshot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. slingshot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/slingshot "slingshot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/slingshot.Cite this
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title = {slingshot},
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