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Ballista vs Slingshot - What's the difference?

ballista | slingshot |

As a proper noun ballista

is or ballista can be .

As a noun slingshot is

a y-shaped stick with an elastic band between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.

As a verb slingshot is

to move in a manner resembling a slingshot.

ballista

English

(wikipedia ballista)

Noun

  • An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.

    • See also

    * catapult English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    slingshot

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A Y-shaped stick with an elastic band between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.

    • Synonyms

    * bean shooter * catapult (UK) * flip * hand catapult * shanghai (Australia and New Zealand)

    Verb

    (slingshott)
  • To move in a manner resembling a slingshot.
  • Especially, to use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft.

    • See also

    * gravity assist