slingshotted
Flung by elastic
Slingshotted is a past tense of slingshot, meaning propelled forward with sudden force—like the snap of a slingshot.
The word often describes using gravitational pull to accelerate a spacecraft: The probe slingshotted around Jupiter to gain speed.
It also applies to any rapid acceleration or comeback: The stock slingshotted after the earnings report.
The standard past tense is slingshotted, though slingshot sometimes appears unchanged.
Thrown with sudden force
rocketed · blasted · fired · tossed · lobbed · sent · boosted · accelerated
Elastic polymer from trees
- tensionStretched or strained state
- recoilBackward force from discharge
- stretchPull to extend
- bandGroup playing music together
snapback · pull-back · catapult · release · springback · taut · flexed · wound
Spacecraft trajectory boost technique
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- flybyClose pass without landing
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
NASA · Voyager · boost · interplanetary · probe · acceleration · maneuver · velocity
catapulted
Thrown with sudden force
ejected · rocketed · blasted · fired · tossed · lobbed · sent · boosted · accelerated · whipped
rubber
Elastic polymer from trees
band · snapback · pull-back · catapult · release · springback · taut · flexed · wound · loaded
gravity-assist
Spacecraft trajectory boost technique
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- flybyClose pass without landing
momentum · NASA · Voyager · boost · interplanetary · probe · acceleration · maneuver · velocity · spaceflight
stone
Solid earth fragment
- pelletSmall rounded mass
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
rock · pebble · marble · bearing · payload · object · target · impact · arc · velocity