slingshots
Pocket-sized projectile weapons
Slingshots is the plural of slingshot, a Y-shaped device with an elastic band for launching small projectiles.
Children use slingshots to fling pebbles; the weapon appears in the biblical story of David and Goliath.
As a verb, to slingshot is to accelerate rapidly using momentum or gravitational pull: The spacecraft slingshots around Jupiter to gain speed.
Launched airborne object
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- huntingPursuing wild game
- DavidMasculine Hebrew name
- GoliathBiblical giant warrior
ballistics · velocity · trajectory · range · tension · force · stone · pouch
projectile
Launched airborne object
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- huntingPursuing wild game
- DavidMasculine Hebrew name
Goliath · ballistics · velocity · trajectory · range · tension · force · stone · pouch · wrist brace
Y-shaped
Forked at one end
- rubber bandStretchable fastening loop
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- playtimeRecreation period for children
childhood · aim · target · backyard · pebbles · marbles · tin cans · mischief · Dennis the Menace · Bart Simpson
- Weaponryrifles, shotguns, grenades, missiles, bombs
- elasticsrubber bands, elastic bands, elastic thread, elastic tape, bungee cords
- toysteddy bear, doll, dolls, stuffed animal, puzzles
- ancient weaponssword, swords, shield, shields, bow
- risky activitiesRussian roulette, chicken, cliff diving, bull riding, bungee jumping
- Pinballflipper, flippers, bumper, bumpers, plunger
slingshotsguided missiles
Self-directing explosive projectiles
smart bombs · cruise missiles · ballistic missiles · nuclear weapons · drones
slingshotsnuclear weapons
Explosive devices using fission
tanks · battleships · aircraft carriers · fighter jets · machine guns