SLINGSHOT

Slingshot

A slingshot, shanghai, flip, bean shooter, or a hand catapult is a small hand-powered projectile weapon. The term wrist-rocket, sometimes used generically to describe any slingshot, is a registered trademark of Saunders Archery. The classic form consists of a Y-shaped frame held in the off hand, with two rubber strips attached to the uprights. The other ends of the strips lead back to a pocket which holds the projectile. The pocket is grasped by the dominant hand and drawn back to the desired extent to provide power for the projectile .

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slingshot

Noun

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

Verb

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


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