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- [sling-shot]
- /ˈslɪŋˌʃɒt/
- /ˈslɪŋ.ʃɒt/
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- [sling-shot]
- /ˈslɪŋˌʃɒt/
Definitions of slingshot word
- noun slingshot a Y -shaped stick with an elastic strip between the prongs for shooting stones and other small missiles. 1
- noun slingshot small catapult 1
- noun Technical meaning of slingshot (networking, business, tool, product, protocol) CSK Software's real time financial server for the Internet. Slingshot allows the delivery of real time market data across the Internet and private intranets quickly, cheaply and securely. The first beta-test version was released free to the Internet on 6 August 1996. Slingshot allows any financial institution, regardless of size, to publish their rates and associated information to a global audience using standard Internet protocols and software. The real-time data can be seamlessly integrated into any standard web application and thus combined with static text, database queries and even audio and video objects, to create services. The Slingshot protocol enables the delivery of other forms of real time data over the Internet, thus making Slingshot useful in industries as varied as manufacturing, betting, telemetry, weather, transport and medicine. Version 2's improved protocol minimises the required bandwidth and can go through firewalls, proxies, and virus scanners, making Slingshot real-time data accessible everywhere where normal web access is possible. 1
- countable noun slingshot A slingshot is a catapult. 0
- noun slingshot a Y-shaped implement with a loop of elastic fastened to the ends of the two prongs, used mainly by children for shooting small stones, etc 0
- noun slingshot a Y-shaped piece of wood, metal, etc. with an elastic band or bands attached to the upper tips for shooting stones, etc. 0
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Origin of slingshot
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1840-50; sling1 + shot1
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Parts of speech for Slingshot
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slingshot popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
slingshot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for slingshot
noun slingshot
- anlace — a medieval short dagger with a broad tapering blade
- arbalest — a large medieval crossbow, usually cocked by mechanical means
- archery — Archery is a sport in which people shoot arrows at a target using a bow.
- assegai — a southern African cornaceous tree, Curtisia faginea, the wood of which is used for making spears
- atlatl — a wooden implement used to throw a spear or similar weapon at a greater speed or distance as used by Native Americans
Top questions with slingshot
- how to make a slingshot?
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- how to make a rubber band slingshot?
- how to change slingshot bands?
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- how to make a slingshot crossbow?
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