SLINGSHOT

slingshot, sling, catapult

(noun) a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

slingshot (plural slingshots)

(chiefly, American) A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.

(pinball) 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.

Synonyms

• (stick with elastic band for shooting projectiles): bean shooter, catapult (UK), flip, hand catapult, shanghai (Australia and New Zealand)

Verb

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

To move or cause to move in a manner resembling a projectile shot from a slingshot.

(especially) To use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft.

Source: Wiktionary

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