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slingshot Front-engined dragster, named for the driving position behind the rear wheels (erroneously attributed to launch speed). slingshot pass A pass using drafting. slipstreaming When a car following close behind another uses the slipstream created by the lead car to close the gap between them or overtake. Also referred to as drafting.
Simple slingshot. A slingshot or catapult is a small hand-powered projectile weapon. The classic form consists of a Y-shaped frame, with two tubes or strips made from either a natural rubber or synthetic elastic material. These are attached to the upper two ends. The other ends of the strips lead back to a pouch that holds the projectile. One ...
The principles of the sling may find use on a larger scale in the future; proposals exist for tether propulsion of spacecraft, which functionally is an oversized sling to propel a spaceship. The sling is used today as a weapon primarily by protestors, to launch either stones or incendiary devices, such as Molotov cocktails. Classic woolen ...
slingshot. The triangular objects on either side of the flippers that propel the ball toward the opposite side. solenoid. A coil, with another coil or magnet inside, used in flippers, kickers, and other mechanical devices. When the coils are energized, the opposing magnetic fields cause the inner piece to move.
SlingShot, a 2014 documentary about Segway inventor Dean Kamen; The Slingshot, a 2009 South Korean television series; Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot, a 2016 American web series "Slingshot" (Thunderbirds Are Go), a television episode; Slingshot (comics), a set index article listing several characters, including: Menagerie (Image Comics) or ...
The wrestler stands on the ring apron and performs a slingshot, and as they pull themselves over the top rope, they grab their opponent in a front facelock and fall backwards, driving their opponent's head into the mat. Johnny Gargano uses it as One Final Beat, which was previously known as Thunderstruck.
Elisabetta Canalis in a pretzel swimsuit (2007). The sling swimsuit is a one-piece swimsuit which is supported by fabric at the neck. Sling swimsuits provide as little coverage (or as much exposure) as, or even less than, a bikini.
A gravity assist, gravity assist maneuver, swing-by, or generally a gravitational slingshot in orbital mechanics, is a type of spaceflight flyby which makes use of the relative movement (e.g. orbit around the Sun) and gravity of a planet or other astronomical object to alter the path and speed of a spacecraft, typically to save propellant and reduce expense.