slingshot

[ sling-shot ]

noun

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

slingshot

/ ˈslɪŋˌʃɒt /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of slingshot¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; sling ¹ + shot ¹

Example Sentences

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.

From Los Angeles Times

The film isn’t about the slingshot or the methane gas — or even climate change — but about the challenges of the journey itself.

From Los Angeles Times

Rangers reportedly found three slingshots, a paintball marker, paintballs and other evidence inside their vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times

Upon Mr. King’s arrest last week, the police described him as a “serial slingshot shooter.”

From New York Times

For about 10 years, police said in a statement, King terrorized the neighborhood by shooting metal ball bearings with a slingshot, breaking house windows, car windshields and nearly striking neighbors themselves.

From Los Angeles Times

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