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stinger(1) (iou)



stinger noun1. M16.
[from STING verb + -ER1.]
A person who inflicts (mental) pain on another, esp. one whose behaviour or speech is provocative. Long rare. M16.
An animal or plant that stings. L16.
A thing that stings or smarts; spec. (a) a sharp blow; (b) a biting or pungent speech or piece of writing; (c) US an animal's stinging organ; (d) Austral. a period of exceptionally hot or cold weather. Now colloq. L16.
A long structure attached to the stern of a pipe-laying barge to support the pipe as it enters the water and prevent it from buckling. M20.
(Stinger.) Military. A lightweight shoulder-launched heat-seeking anti-aircraft missile. L20.
(Stinger.) (US proprietary name for) a device consisting of a spiked metal ribbon that is placed across a road to stop vehicles by puncturing their tyres. L20.