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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Those elements make for quite a slingshot.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Police viewed surveillance video at a nearby Shell Station on The Plaza and saw the homicide victim assault Soth with a wooden stick and slingshot, the affidavit said.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
The ancient Greeks and Romans would either chisel or write phrases and symbols on projectiles like arrows or cast their own for slingshots, Hlebinsky said, adding the practice dates back as early as 400 BCE.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
This kind of interaction acts like a cosmic slingshot, flinging galaxies outward at escape velocity, according to the new study.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Police viewed surveillance video at a nearby Shell Station on The Plaza and saw the homicide victim assault Soth with a wooden stick and slingshot, the affidavit said.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
The ancient Greeks and Romans would either chisel or write phrases and symbols on projectiles like arrows or cast their own for slingshots, Hlebinsky said, adding the practice dates back as early as 400 BCE.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
This kind of interaction acts like a cosmic slingshot, flinging galaxies outward at escape velocity, according to the new study.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Slingshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slingshot. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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