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Definition of slingshot noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a catapult

slingshot

noun

slingshot pronunciation English

ˈslɪŋʃɒt

slingshot pronunciation American

ˈslɪŋʃɑːt

(North American English) (British English catapult)

a stick shaped like a Y with a rubber band attached to it, used by children for shooting stones