ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Slungshot

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Slungshot is a noun meaning (nautical) A maritime tool consisting of a weight (the "shot") affixed to the end of a long cord, used to cast line from one location to another and sometimes as an improvised weapon.

Meaning

(nautical) A maritime tool consisting of a weight (the "shot") affixed to the end of a long cord, used to cast line from one location to another and sometimes as an improvised weapon.

Example Sentences

All at once the blood dropped out of her cheeks as the mercury drops from a broken barometer-tube, and she melted away from her seat like an image of snow; a slung[-]shot could not have brought her down better.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include slingshot, sling stone, slug, shot-gun, birdshot, bullet.

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