slingload

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noun

A load suspended from an aircraft, usually a helicopter, and carried to a new location.

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Meanings

nounslingload (plural slingloads)

plural slingloads · alternative sling load

  1. firefightingA load suspended from an aircraft, usually a helicopter, and carried to a new location.

Origin

From sling + load.

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APA

slingload. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slingload

MLA

“slingload.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slingload. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slingload,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slingload.

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