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slingshots

The correct spelling is slingshots.

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noun

Say it like: Sli-ngs-hot-s

The correct spelling is slingshots. A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
  2. 2.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.

verb

  1. 1.To move or cause to move in a manner resembling a projectile shot from a slingshot.
  2. 2.(especially) To use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft.

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