: a forked stick with an elastic band attached for shooting small stones
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: a maneuver in auto racing in which a drafting car accelerates past the car in front by taking advantage of reserve power
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: a dragster in which the driver sits behind the rear wheels
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThat made the slingshot from oblivion to Super Bowl more meaningful and now changes your perspective. Mike Bass, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2022 In terms of resources Taylor confirms that slingshot is great at providing educational tools for the BGR readers. Corein Carter, Forbes, 21 June 2022 David beating Goliath is a hell of a story, but in reality, the guy with the slingshot doesn’t win often. Joshua Benton, The Atlantic, 9 June 2022 Sky Cruise may need to take off from a U.S. interstate highway, or have a miles-long version of the slingshot used on aircraft carriers. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 12 July 2022 On June 28, a concerned passerby called police about a shirtless man wearing jeans who appeared to be using some type of slingshot to shoot ducks and geese in a nearby pond at the mall. John Benson, cleveland, 5 July 2022 Goliath has his spear and big shield raised, while David has loaded his slingshot and is waving a distracting cloak in his opponent’s face.Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022 What happens to Goliath after the slingshot takes him down? Joe Toreno, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022 The result feels like a slingshot with each stride. Cory Smith, Outside Online, 27 May 2022 See More