slingshot
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sling·shot /ˈslɪŋʃɒt $ -ʃɑːt/ noun [countable] American English PMWa small Y-shaped stick with a thin band of rubber across the top, used to throw stones 〔用以发射石子的〕弹弓 SYN British English catapult
Examples from the Corpus
slingshot• So he uses a slingshot to fire apples at the pears, but he misses every time.• A slingshot unseated this one and Scathach impaled him.• My first reaction was to scan the angry opposition mob for shotguns, pistols, slingshots, and M-80s.• James Mellaart reports evidence from Catal Huyuk for the use of the slingshot, bow and arrow, lance, and spear.• Tuthanach slingshot whizzed and whirred, and two of the horsemen fell back over the mounts' haunches.sling·shot nounChineseSyllable
thin small stick a Corpus Y-shaped a with
slingshot
sling‧shot /ˈslɪŋʃɒt $ -ʃɑːt/
noun [countable] American English
a small Y-shaped stick with a thin band of rubber across the top, used to throw stones
SYN catapult British English
sling‧shot /ˈslɪŋʃɒt $ -ʃɑːt/
noun [countable] American Englisha small Y-shaped stick with a thin band of rubber across the top, used to throw stones
SYN catapult British English
