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Synonyms for slingshot


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sling-shot
Phonetic Transcription : ˈslɪŋˌʃɒt

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Définition of slingshot

Origin :
  • 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.
  • As in weapon : noun arm, armament
  • As in catapult : noun implement for shooting weapon
Example sentences :
  • John Wilson said, "He should have had that one with a slingshot."
  • Extract from : « Double Challenge » by James Arthur Kjelgaard
  • If he goes on with these fairy stories he will merely measure us coolly for a slingshot.
  • Extract from : « Pieces of Hate » by Heywood Broun
  • One had to be equally expert with a blaster and a slingshot when the occasion demanded.
  • Extract from : « Plague Ship » by Andre Norton
  • A sparrow is always fair game for the boy with a slingshot or rifle.
  • Extract from : « Outdoor Sports and Games » by Claude H. Miller
  • Jim and Charity were dazed as if some footpad had struck them over the head with a slingshot.
  • Extract from : « We Can't Have Everything » by Rupert Hughes
  • As I scrambled to my feet and ran a few feet again I was hit on the shoulder with a slingshot.
  • Extract from : « The Everett massacre » by Walker C. Smith
  • The slingshot and the looped line, which had served such a useful purpose in securing birds, continued to be of prime importance.
  • Extract from : « My Attainment of the Pole » by Frederick A. Cook
  • The pellet bow, a form of slingshot, was also common in the earliest times.
  • Extract from : « Government in Republican China » by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger
  • Tiradur ang ipayhag sa balay sa putyúkan, Smash the beehive with a slingshot.
  • Extract from : « A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan » by John U. Wolff
  • Tiradura ang manuk nga nanuktuk sa binlad, Shoot the chicken that is pecking at the rice with a slingshot.
  • Extract from : « A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan » by John U. Wolff
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