Strap-on

Quick meaning: Strap-on is an adjective meaning That can be attached using one or more straps.

Meaning

That can be attached using one or more straps.

More Meanings

1. (astronautics) A strap-on booster.
2. (informal, sex) An artificial phallus attached with a strap, usually a dildo.
3. (informal, music) Synonym of keytar (“keyboard supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders”).
4. (astronautics) Of a booster rocket, that is mounted on the outside of a launch vehicle (typically around the first stage) to provide an additional boost at lift-off, ultimately separating after the first few minutes of ascent.

Example Sentences

As a standalone booster, according to Pentagon officials, it could be used to put the smaller reusable spaceplane into orbit. But its more innovative use will be as strap-ons for the larger shuttle.

If you want a portable keyboard, a strap-on could be the answer. Strap-ons have been around since Billy Preston and Edgar Winter used to sling Univox electric pianos around their necks in the pre-MIDI days of the early ’70s.

Word Forms

• strap-ons

Synonyms for strap-on

Depending on context, synonyms include keytar.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include clip-on, chinstrapped, strap-hanging, strapped, deployant, saddled.

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