slingshot
Look at other dictionaries:
Slingshot! — Slingshots Accessories | EHS Slingshots http://www.slingshots.ws Exotic wood handmade hunting slingshots/catapults from Slingshots.ws EHS – Exotic Hunting Slingshots are made with exotic hardwoods such as cocobolo (dalbergia retusa), Mora… … Wikipedia Español
Slingshot 57 — is a Christian rock band from Champaign Urbana, Illinois, USA, which formed in 1999. They have played 450 shows in 23 states. The name was inspired by the Biblical story of David and Goliath and Psalm 57. Contents 1 History 2 Members 3… … Wikipedia
Slingshot! — (Рогатка) это анархическая газета, публикующаясе в городе Беркли штат Калифорния с 1988 г. группой «Slingshot Collective» (Коллектив Слингшот). Данная газета это некомерческий проект Инфошопа Лонг Хаул. Слингшот предлагает… … Википедия
slingshot — 1849, from SLING (Cf. sling) (v.) + SHOT (Cf. shot) (n.). As a verb, from 1969. The piece of stone or metal hurled from it is a slung shot (1848) … Etymology dictionary
slingshot — ► NOUN ▪ a hand held catapult … English terms dictionary
slingshot — ☆ slingshot [sliŋ′shät΄ ] n. a Y shaped piece of wood, metal, etc. with an elastic band or bands attached to the upper tips for shooting stones, etc … English World dictionary
Slingshot — A slingshot (also sometimes called a catapult, shanghai, or katty) is a small hand powered projectile weapon. The forked Y shaped frame has two rubber strips attached to the uprights, leading back to a pocket for holding the projectile. It is… … Wikipedia
Slingshot! — Infobox Newspaper name = Slingshot! caption = type = Political philosophy format = Quarterly compact (tabloid) foundation = 1988 ceased publication = price = owners = Slingshot Collective publisher = editor = chiefeditor = assoceditor = staff =… … Wikipedia
Slingshot — Der Begriff Slingshot (englisch „Steinschleuder“) bezeichnet eine Methode der interplanetaren Raumfahrt, bei der ein Raumflugkörper gezielt dicht an einem Planeten vorbeifliegt und durch dessen Gravitation sowohl die Richtung als auch die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
slingshot — UK [ˈslɪŋˌʃɒt] / US [ˈslɪŋˌʃɑt] noun [countable] Word forms slingshot : singular slingshot plural slingshots mainly American a children s catapult for firing stones … English dictionary
slingshot — /ˈslɪŋʃɒt / (say slingshot) noun 1. → catapult (def. 2). 2. → sling1 (def. 1). –verb (t) 3. to boost the acceleration of (a rocket) by means of the slingshot effect. {sling1 + shot1; US English (1840s) …
