noun🔗ShareTirachinasA Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles."The boy used his slingshot to shoot pebbles at the pigeons in the park. "El niño usó su tirachinas para disparar guijarros a las palomas en el parque.weapondevicesportgamemachineitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTirachinasA 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."The pinball flew upwards, hitting the slingshot with a loud thwack and bouncing back down towards the flippers at surprising speed. "La bola de pinball voló hacia arriba, golpeando el tirachinas con un fuerte thwack y rebotando hacia abajo hacia los flippers a una velocidad sorprendente.gamemachineentertainmentdevicepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLanzar, catapultarTo move or cause to move in a manner resembling a projectile shot from a slingshot."The rollercoaster slingshot riders up the steep hill at incredible speed. "La montaña rusa lanza a los pasajeros por la empinada colina a una velocidad increíble.actionphysicsweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(especialmente) Usar la gravedad de un planeta en movimiento para agregar impulso a una nave espacial(especially) To use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft."The engineers slingshotted the probe around Jupiter to gain speed for its journey to Saturn. "Los ingenieros utilizaron la gravedad de Júpiter para impulsar la sonda alrededor del planeta y ganar velocidad para su viaje a Saturno.astronomyspacephysicstechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
