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2. Sling (weapon) - Wikipedia

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   A sling is a projectile weapon typically used to hand-throw a blunt projectile such as a stone, clay, or lead "sling-bullet". It is also known as the shepherd's sling or slingshot (in British English, although elsewhere it means something else). [1] Someone who specializes in using slings is called a slinger. Masked Palestinian boys use slings ...

3. Sling (firearms) - Wikipedia

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   For example in biathlon, the carrying harness is often a separate item from the shooting sling, with both being attached to the biathlon rifle. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The carrying harness is designed to let the biathlete carry the rifle with minimal hindrance, and in such a way increase performance in the ski track.

4. To be, or not to be - Wikipedia

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   The slings and arrows of outragious fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing, end them, to die to sleep No more, and by a sleep, to say we end The heart-ache, and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir too; tis a consumation Devoutly to be wish'd to die to sleep, To sleep, perhance to dream, ay, there's the rub,

5. Native American weaponry - Wikipedia

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   Slings (Quechua: Waraka): Slings were a fundamental long-distance weapon in the Inca army. [27] They were typically constructed out of wool. [27] [28] Examples of a variety of Incan maces. Maces (Quechua: Champi): Weapons consisting of a heavy object mounted on the end of a wooden shaft. The head of the mace was often star-shaped and made of ...

6. Rigging (material handling) - Wikipedia

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   Sling (rigging) – Rope, webbing, wire or chain used to support a load for lifting; Rope splicing – Semi-permanent joint between two ropes; Tackle – System of two or more pulleys and a rope or cable; Tirfor – Device for pulling cable; Tugger (rigging) Turnbuckle – Device for adjusting the tension or length of ropes or cables; Turning block

7. Rock-climbing equipment - Wikipedia

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   Sets of sewn webbing slings. Modern webbing (or "tape") is made of strong tubular nylon or the even stronger spectra/dyneema material. Climbers use webbing that has been sewn using a certified standard of reinforced stitching into various lengths of closed loops called "slings" (or "runners"). They can be used in a wide range of situations ...

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9. Babywearing - Wikipedia

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   Baby carriers and slings help increase the number of hours a day an infant is held, and proponents believe that the more a baby is held, the less the baby cries. [15] However, this experience is not universal; for example, the indigenous Munduruku people of Brazil use baby slings to carry their babies all day. The babies are allowed to nurse ...