slingshot
pronunciation
How to pronounce slingshot in British English:
UK [ˈslɪŋʃɒt]
How to pronounce slingshot in American English:
US [ˈslɪŋʃɑt]
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- Noun:
- a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
Word Origin
- slingshot (n.)
- 1849, from sling (v.) + shot (n.). As a verb, from 1969. The piece of stone or metal hurled from it is a sling-stone (late 14c.). A slung-shot (1848) was a rock wrapped in a sling, used as a weapon by roughs and criminals.
Example
- 1. Each bird has a special ability when launched from the slingshot .
- 2. The generator has a sidekick : a water-purification machine , called slingshot .
- 3. Remember , I found that the height of the slingshot was 4.9 meters tall .
- 4. Elliot has a funny habit of aiming his slingshot at people when he is talking to them .
- 5. " Angry birds " players use a virtual slingshot to fire birds at structures populated by green pigs .