strap on meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

strap-on

adjalso spelled strap-on

UK /ˈstɹæpɒn/ · /ˈstɹæpɑn/

Etymology From strap + on.

That can be attached using one or more straps.

Aerospace, Astronautics, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Of a booster rocket, that is mounted on the outside of a launch vehicle (typically around the first stage) to provide an additional boost at lift-off, ultimately separating after the first few minutes of ascent.

strap-on

noun

Etymology From strap + on.

Aerospace, Astronautics, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A strap-on booster.

As a standalone booster, according to Pentagon officials, it could be used to put the smaller reusable spaceplane into orbit. But its more innovative use will be as strap-ons for the larger shuttle.1987 March, James Schefter, “The Other Shuttles”, in Popular Science, volume 230, number 3, →ISSN, page 76:

Lifestyle, Sex, Sexuality Informal An artificial phallus attached with a strap, usually a dildo.

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Informal Synonym of keytar (“keyboard supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders”).

If you want a portable keyboard, a strap-on could be the answer. Strap-ons have been around since Billy Preston and Edgar Winter used to sling Univox electric pianos around their necks in the pre-MIDI days of the early ’70s.1988, Helen Casabona, David Frederick, “Alternate Controllers”, in Brent Hurtig, editor, Advanced MIDI Applications: Computers, Time Codes, and Beyond (Keyboard Magazine Library for Electronic Musicians), Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Publishing, →ISBN, pages 34–35:

Related terms: strap on a pair

strap on

verb

To don a strap-on.

Although she strapped on and was the aggressor when she was with a woman, she was definitely the woman when she had sex with men.2007, Endy, In My Hood 2, page 164:

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