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slingload

slingload noun: a load suspended from an aircraft, usually a helicopter, and carried to a new location.

slingload: a load suspended from an aircraft, usually a helicopter, and carried to a new location
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Noun

slingload (plural slingloads)

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

Forms of slingload

pluralslingloads
alternative formsling load

Origin of slingload

From sling + load.

Words formed from slingload

Phrases with slingload

Questions about slingload

What does slingload mean?
Slingload means a load suspended from an aircraft, usually a helicopter, and carried to a new location.
What part of speech is slingload?
Slingload is a noun.
What is the plural of slingload?
The plural of slingload is slingloads.

Words near slingload in the dictionary

  1. slinging up
  2. slingjaw wrasse
  3. slingjaw wrasses
  4. slingkini
  5. slingkinis
  6. slingload
  7. slingloads
  8. slings
  9. slings about
  10. slings along
  11. slings and arrows

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