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slingshot
[sling-shot]
noun
a Y -shaped stick with an elastic strip between the prongs for shooting stones and other small missiles.
slingshot
/ ˈɪŋˌʃɒ /
noun
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): catapult.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
another name for sling 1
Word History and Origins
Origin of slingshot1
Example Sentences
The state agency echoed PG&E’s statement, saying, “The birds did show injuries consistent with trauma that could possibly have been caused by pellet gun, BB gun or a slingshot.”
North shot to fame playing Dennis, an impish child who wore baggy overalls with a slingshot in his back pocket and who often made a mess of things for his neighbor George Wilson.
"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.
When David fought Goliath, he was just armed with a slingshot and a few stones.
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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