[
UK
/stˈɪŋɡɐ/
]
[ US /ˈstɪŋɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈstɪŋɝ/ ]
NOUN
- a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder
How To Use Stinger In A Sentence
- Police tried to use a "stinger" device, a nailed mat, to stop the vehicle but he swerved to avoid it and sped off at 90 mph.
- The biology of these vampires involves a retractable stinger that elongates the mouth and launches with rapid speed at the victim. “The Strain” by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan (William Morrow, 2009) « The BookBanter Blog
- A powerful wasp insect that will not hesitate to attack passersby with its poisonous stinger.
- To unite a killer mix of artificial and live bait — giving a larger, bulkier target in turbid waters — hook a minnow in the head on the middle treble, adding a treble stinger if strikes are short, and drop it to the bottom. 25 Killer Spring Tips for Bass, Trout, Crappie, Walleys, and Pike
- A police helicopter was also deployed and officers tried to puncture the car's tyres with a stinger device.
- Flick out the stinger by lifting it with a fingernail or scrape it off using the edge of a dull knife.
- There are rainforest walks, 4WD excursions, bird safaris and a pool - crucial, as stinger jellyfish mean you can't swim in the sea for half the year.
- With the aid of the recently invented microscope, Hooke examined the structure of feathers, the stinger of bees, the ‘tongue’ of mollusks and the feet and mandibles of insects.
- A bee sting is said to treat ailments from cancer to multiple sclerosis," says Seymour, giving the stinger still stuck in my hand a quick swipe away, while explaining all about apitherapy - the medical use of honey bee products. Thestar.com - Home Page
- What's more, the radula, a harpoonlike stinger that delivers the venom, can strike with enough speed and force to pierce a diver's wetsuit.