Answer:

slingshot

AnswerCrossword Clue
SLINGSHOTIn a hostile situation, one might be held back
SLINGSHOTStone propeller
SLINGSHOTCatapult
SLINGSHOTPassing maneuver, in auto racing
SLINGSHOTWeapon in the David and Goliath story
SLINGSHOTMissile launcher
SLINGSHOTPebble propeller
SLINGSHOTCatapult.
SLINGSHOTSmall boy's weapon.
SLINGSHOTGoliath's undoing.
SLINGSHOTType of weapon.
SLINGSHOTGoliath's nemesis.
SLINGSHOTWeapon of a sort.
SLINGSHOTPrimitive weapon
SLINGSHOTY-shaped weapon
SLINGSHOTGoliath's undoing
SLINGSHOTDavid's weapon
SLINGSHOTGoliath slayer
SLINGSHOTBiblical weapon
SLINGSHOTGoliath's least-favorite weapon
SLINGSHOTGoliath killer
SLINGSHOTWhat some of the black squares in the grid might represent