Synonyms for slingshot
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Noun
1. Catapult — A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles
catapult UK, hand catapult, bean shooter, shanghai AU NZ, flip slang US
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Definitions
- n. 1
A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
Related words
- Phrases
- gravitational slingshot gravity slingshot slingshot effect
- Is a kind of
- elastic band
Forms
- Plural
- slingshots → catapults, shanghais, flips, slings…
Example sentences
- sling It'll be hard to do that with your arm in a sling.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| slingshot | rising | |
| sling | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- flip1
- 5 letters
- sling1
- 8 letters
- shanghai2, catapult3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shanghai2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- lance-pierre
- Español
- honda
- Deutsch
- Steinschleuder