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stinger [`stiŋ·ǝr] PETROLEUM ENGINEERING 1. 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. 2. 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. |