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11slingshot — /ˈslɪŋʃɒt / (say slingshot) noun 1. → catapult (def. 2). 2. → sling1 (def. 1). –verb (t) 3. to boost the acceleration of (a rocket) by means of the slingshot effect. {sling1 + shot1; US English (1840s) …
12slingshot — [[t]slɪ̱ŋʃɒt[/t]] slingshots N COUNT A slingshot is a catapult. [AM] …
13slingshot — noun 1》 chiefly N. Amer. a hand held catapult. ↘a shot from a catapult. 2》 the effect of the gravitational pull of a celestial body in accelerating and changing the course of another body or a spacecraft. verb (slingshots, slingshotting; past …
14Slingshot (Transformers) — Slingshot is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers universes. Hasbro has not reused the name Slingshot since 1994 due to its seeming inability to trademark the name. Instead they have used the names Storm Jet or Skyshadow… …
15Slingshot paintball — is a growing alternative among many recreational paintball players because of the low cost of play and the variation of strategy involved in the game. Players attempt to shoot opponents with paintballs that are fired from slingshots rather than… …
16Slingshot (water vapor distillation system) — Slingshot is a water purification device [ [http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010738834 Segway Inventor Builds Machine To Turn Any Liquid Into Drinking Water | AHN | June 1, 2008 ] ] by Dean Kamen. It claims to be able to produce clean… …
17Slingshot (band) — Slingshot is a disco/dance music band from Detroit, Michigan. Members include Jack Tann, Greg Sawton, David Van DePitte and John Lewis. Their one and only chart entry was a medley of Steely Dan s song Do It Again and Michael Jackson s #1 hit… …
18Slingshot (ISP) — For other uses, see Slingshot (disambiguation). Slingshot Communications Limited Type Private (subsidiary of CallPlus) Industry Internet Service Provider Telecommunications Founded …
19Slingshot (disambiguation) — A slingshot is a small hand powered projectile weapon.Slingshot may also refer to: * Gravitational slingshot, the use of a planet s gravity to alter the path and speed of a spacecraft * Slingshot argument, an argument in logics that tries to show …
20Slingshot argument — In logic, a slingshot argument is one of a group of arguments claiming to show that all true sentences stand for the same thing.This type of argument was dubbed the slingshot by philosophers Jon Barwise and John Perry (1981) due to its disarming… …
