slingshot

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English [edit]

slingshot

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (RP) IPA: /ˈslɪŋʃɒt/

Noun [edit]

slingshot (plural slingshots)

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

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Verb [edit]

slingshot (third-person singular simple present slingshots, present participle slingshotting, simple past and past participle slingshotted)

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

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