Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slingshot

/ˈslɪŋʃɒt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: sling-shot
IPA: /ˈslɪŋʃɒt/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.

Australian usage; American usage

noun

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.

noun

A sling bikini.

noun

An implement of a broad fabric worn around and connecting both bicipites brachii to support benching the most heavy weights.

noun

The act of passing cars queuing in the left-hand lane and using the right-hand lane to go around a roundabout, exiting at the desired junction having avoided the queue.

British usage; Slang

noun

Synonym of slingshot effect.

verb

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

verb

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

Example Sentences

"‘Terry Madison. Instead of fiddling with that shanghai, give us a thought.’ ‘It’s a gongai,’ Swiftie said. ‘I mean that’s the name for a shanghai which is another name for a catapult...that Mr Delarue calls a slingshot.’"
"The shuttle will slingshot around Jupiter on its way to Saturn."

Etymology

From sling + shot.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈslɪŋʃɒt/

Usage

Australian usage
American usage
British usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

slingshots (plural) slingshots (present, singular) slingshotting (participle, present) slingshotted (participle, past) slingshotted (past)

Derived Forms

slingkini

Phrases

gravitational slingshot gravity slingshot slingshot effect gravity assist

Frequently Paired Words

gravity assist

Synonyms

slingshot effect bean shooter catapult flip hand catapult shanghai sling

Questions

How do you pronounce slingshot?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈslɪŋʃɒt/.
What does slingshot mean?: A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
Where does slingshot come from?: From sling + shot.

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