sling|stone

sling|stone
sling|stone «SLIHNG STOHN», noun.
a stone used as a missile to be hurled by a sling.

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  • sling-stone — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sling (weapon) — A sling is a projectile weapon typically used to throw a blunt projectile such as a stone. It is also known as the shepherd s sling.A sling has a small cradle or pouch in the middle of two lengths of cord. The sling stone is placed in the pouch.… …   Wikipedia

  • stone sling — akmensvaidis statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Lygiavamzdis pabūklas akmeniniais sviediniais, akmenimis ir kt. šaudyti nedideliu nuotoliu (iki 150–200 m). Pasirodė XIV a., buvo naudojamas tvirtovių apgulai ir gynybai, t. p. lauko mūšiuose.… …   Artilerijos terminų žodynas

  • stone thrower — akmensvaidis statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Lygiavamzdis pabūklas akmeniniais sviediniais, akmenimis ir kt. šaudyti nedideliu nuotoliu (iki 150–200 m). Pasirodė XIV a., buvo naudojamas tvirtovių apgulai ir gynybai, t. p. lauko mūšiuose.… …   Artilerijos terminų žodynas

  • Stone Sling (Videopac game) — Infobox VG title = Stone Sling (Videopac) developer = Philips publisher = Philips designer = engine = released = 1981 [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/odyssey2/data/587850.html] genre = Strategy Gamecite web | title = MobyGames Summary for… …   Wikipedia

  • sling — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a strap, belt, etc., used to support or raise a hanging weight, e.g. a rifle, a ship s boat, or goods being transferred. 2 a bandage looped round the neck to support an injured arm. 3 a strap or string used with the hand to give… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sling —    With a sling and a stone David smote the Philistine giant (1 Sam. 17:40, 49). There were 700 Benjamites who were so skilled in its use that with the left hand they could sling stones at a hair breadth, and not miss (Judg. 20:16; 1 Chr. 12:2).… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • sling —   Ma a, ma akū, kā alā; ma aalaioa (rare).    ♦ Pocket in sling holding the stone, eke eke ma a …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • sling — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. propel, fling, catapult, chuck (inf.), peg (inf.); shoot, pitch; hang, fasten up, suspend. See propulsion, pendency. n. slingshot, catapult, perrier, ballista; bandage, strap, suspensory, support.… …   English dictionary for students

  • sling — A weapon, consisting of a piece of rope or leather for throwing a stone from a pouch at the end. The weapon used by David against Goliath. See slingshot …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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