slingshot
noun
sling·shot
ˈsliŋ-ˌshät 
1
: a forked stick with an elastic band attached for shooting small stones
2
a
: a maneuver in auto racing in which a drafting car accelerates past the car in front by taking advantage of reserve power
b
: a dragster in which the driver sits behind the rear wheels
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Until November 2025, the exhibition L’art de faire mouche spotlights West African slingshots as unexpected works of art, blending function with sculpture, humor, and symbolism.
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AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
The roughly 10-day Artemis 2 is expected to launch between February and April of 2026, sending Wiseman, Glover, Koch and Hansen on a slingshot trip around the moon.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Here’s to baseball’s version of David using slingshots on the sport’s Goliaths.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
That attitude changed when the host announced that the three winners would then compete individually for a GMC Yukon, with the first person to break three ceramic tiles with a slingshot walking away with the wheels.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
The roughly 10-day Artemis 2 is expected to launch between February and April of 2026, sending Wiseman, Glover, Koch and Hansen on a slingshot trip around the moon.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Here’s to baseball’s version of David using slingshots on the sport’s Goliaths.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
That attitude changed when the host announced that the three winners would then compete individually for a GMC Yukon, with the first person to break three ceramic tiles with a slingshot walking away with the wheels.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Slingshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slingshot. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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slingshot
noun
sling·shot
ˈsliŋ-ˌshät
: a forked stick with an elastic band attached for shooting small stones
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