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Synonyms for slingshot
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sling-shot |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈslɪŋˌʃɒt |
Top 10 synonyms for slingshot Other synonyms for the word slingshot
- anlace
- arbalest
- archery
- arrow
- assegai
- atlatl
- ax
- axe
- backsword
- ballista
- banderilla
- barong
- bat
- baton
- battle-ax
- bayonet
- bazooka
- billy club
- blackjack
- blade
- blowgun
- bludgeon
- boomerang
- bow and arrow
- bowie knife
- brass knuckles
- catapult
- cleaver
- club
- crossbow
- cudgel
- cutlass
- dagger
- dart
- dirk
- flamethrower
- harpoon
- hatchet
- heaver
- howitzer
- hunting knife
- hurler
- lance
- musket
- nuclear bomb
- nunchaku
- pistol
- pitcher
- propeller
- revolver
- rifle
- saber
- scythe
- shooter
- shotgun
- sling
- slingshot
- spear
- spike
- stiletto
- switchblade
- sword
- tear gas
- tosser
- trebuchet
Définition of slingshot
Origin :- 1849, from sling (v.) + shot (n.). As a verb, from 1969. The piece of stone or metal hurled from it is a sling-stone (late 14c.). A slung-shot (1848) was a rock wrapped in a sling, used as a weapon by roughs and criminals.
- As in weapon : noun arm, armament
- As in catapult : noun implement for shooting weapon
- John Wilson said, "He should have had that one with a slingshot."
- Extract from : « Double Challenge » by James Arthur Kjelgaard
- If he goes on with these fairy stories he will merely measure us coolly for a slingshot.
- Extract from : « Pieces of Hate » by Heywood Broun
- One had to be equally expert with a blaster and a slingshot when the occasion demanded.
- Extract from : « Plague Ship » by Andre Norton
- A sparrow is always fair game for the boy with a slingshot or rifle.
- Extract from : « Outdoor Sports and Games » by Claude H. Miller
- Jim and Charity were dazed as if some footpad had struck them over the head with a slingshot.
- Extract from : « We Can't Have Everything » by Rupert Hughes
- As I scrambled to my feet and ran a few feet again I was hit on the shoulder with a slingshot.
- Extract from : « The Everett massacre » by Walker C. Smith
- The slingshot and the looped line, which had served such a useful purpose in securing birds, continued to be of prime importance.
- Extract from : « My Attainment of the Pole » by Frederick A. Cook
- The pellet bow, a form of slingshot, was also common in the earliest times.
- Extract from : « Government in Republican China » by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger
- Tiradur ang ipayhag sa balay sa putyúkan, Smash the beehive with a slingshot.
- Extract from : « A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan » by John U. Wolff
- Tiradura ang manuk nga nanuktuk sa binlad, Shoot the chicken that is pecking at the rice with a slingshot.
- Extract from : « A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan » by John U. Wolff
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