Stingray
//ˈstɪŋˌɹeɪ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.
- 2 large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds wordnet
- 3 A device that simulates a cell tower, used to intercept cell phone communications. US
"The device mimics a cell phone tower and gets the phone to connect to it. […] Once a signal is found, the stingray measures its strength and can provide a general location on the map."
Example
More examples"“One of the fun things about some of the fossils is, they tell stories,” Bowen said, pointing to a fossilized stingray hanging on the shop wall."
Etymology
From sting + ray.
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