Associations to the word «Slingshot»

Wiktionary

SLINGSHOT, noun. (chiefly American) A Y-shaped stick with an elastic band between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
SLINGSHOT, verb. To move in a manner resembling a slingshot.
SLINGSHOT, verb. Especially, to use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft.
SLINGSHOT EFFECT, noun. The use of the relative movement and gravity of a planet or other celestial body to alter the path and speed of a spacecraft.

Dictionary definition

SLINGSHOT, noun. A plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King