slingshot
noun
sling·shot
ˈsliŋ-ˌshät 
1
: a forked stick with an elastic band attached for shooting small stones
2
a
: a maneuver in auto racing in which a drafting car accelerates past the car in front by taking advantage of reserve power
b
: a dragster in which the driver sits behind the rear wheels
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Residents tried unsuccessfully to deter them with slingshots, and starting in April 2024, authorities intervened with a sterilization program to bring the situation back under control.
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Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
To get there faster and using as little propellant as possible, Hera has flown to Mars for a gravitational slingshot.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The house had four walls and was affordable on a cab driver’s salary, and well situated, too, on that busiest part of the Bragg Boulevard corridor that slingshots around Fayetteville from downtown to Spring Lake to Fort Bragg.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
There are also games located throughout the corn maze, such as ax throwing and slingshots.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
To get there faster and using as little propellant as possible, Hera has flown to Mars for a gravitational slingshot.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The house had four walls and was affordable on a cab driver’s salary, and well situated, too, on that busiest part of the Bragg Boulevard corridor that slingshots around Fayetteville from downtown to Spring Lake to Fort Bragg.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
There are also games located throughout the corn maze, such as ax throwing and slingshots.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Slingshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slingshot. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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slingshot
noun
sling·shot
ˈsliŋ-ˌshät
: a forked stick with an elastic band attached for shooting small stones
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