Definition of "slingshot" [slingshot]

• A Y-shaped stick having an elastic strap attached to the prongs, used for flinging small stones. (noun)

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• "Maybe he used a slingshot from the next building???"
• "Make a slingshot from a about a 3/4 forked limb, then go to tie place and geta thrown out old innertube."
• "The slingshot is the current ride I keep watching and wondering how far a person would fly if the ropes snapped."