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slingshot

/ˈslɪŋʃɒt/

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noun

Schleuder

A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.

Examples :

"The boy used his slingshot to shoot pebbles at the pigeons in the park. "

Der Junge benutzte seine Schleuder, um Kieselsteine auf die Tauben im Park zu schießen.

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noun

Schleuder

A stationary, often triangular object that launches any ball that hits its longest side back at a high force, now usually located above the flipper and between it and the inlane, with one each for both lower flippers.

Examples :

"The pinball flew upwards, hitting the slingshot with a loud thwack and bouncing back down towards the flippers at surprising speed. "

Der Flipperball flog nach oben, traf die Schleuder mit einem lauten Thwack und sprang mit überraschender Geschwindigkeit zurück zu den Flippern.

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verb

Schleudern

To move or cause to move in a manner resembling a projectile shot from a slingshot.

Examples :

"The rollercoaster slingshot riders up the steep hill at incredible speed. "

Die Achterbahn schleudert die Fahrgäste mit unglaublicher Geschwindigkeit den steilen Hügel hinauf.

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verb

(insbesondere) Die Schwerkraft eines sich bewegenden Planeten nutzen, um einem Raumschiff Schwung zu verleihen

(especially) To use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft.

Examples :

"The engineers slingshotted the probe around Jupiter to gain speed for its journey to Saturn. "

Die Ingenieure nutzten die Schwerkraft des Jupiters, um der Sonde Schwung für ihre Reise zum Saturn zu verleihen.

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