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stinger [′stiŋ·ər]

(petroleum engineering)

A support which is attached to the stern of a pipe-laying barge and which controls the bending of the pipe as it leaves the barge to enter the water.

A hollow tube, narrower at the bottom, that is forced into a gushing stream of oil from the wellhead to carry out well-control operations.

(zoology)

A sharp piercing organ, as of a bee, stingray, or wasp, usually connected with a poison gland.