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slungshot

slungshot

9.9
A small weight on a rope that you use to throw a line to another ship or to shore
  • noun
  • /ˈslʌŋˌʃɒt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : piedra de lanzar
  • He swung the slungshot overhead and released it to send the line across the water.

Examples

  • The sailor prepared the slungshot before tossing the line to the other ship.

  • A slungshot can help connect ropes between a dock and a boat quickly.

  • Look at that slungshot!

  • The sailor used a slungshot to throw the line.

  • The sailor prepared the slungshot before tossing the line to the other ship.

  • A slungshot can help connect ropes between a dock and a boat quickly.

  • He swung the slungshot overhead and released it to send the line across the water.

Synonyms

heaving line
vsslungshot
  • Specialized
1 8.3

A light rope with a weight at one end thrown to carry a heavier rope to a boat or shore

focuses on the small weight attached to the rope rather than the rope itself

How Heavy

anchor
95 2.7
sinker
  • Jargon
2 4.0
slungshot
  • Archaic
9.9
heaving line
  • Specialized
1 8.3

Surface Forms

slungshot singular
slungshots plural

Morphology

slungshot = sling + shot (transparent) = slung + shot

The compound literally denotes a 'shot' (weight/projectile) that is 'slung' or used by swinging, so the meaning is directly inferable from the parts.

Etymology

The word slungshot comes from sling ('to throw') and shot ('a small weight or stone'), so it originally named a small weight you sling to carry a rope between ships or from ship to shore.