sling may refer to:

Places

Sling, Anglesey Sling is an area in the community of Llanddona, Anglesey, Wales, which is 130.4 miles (209.8 km) from Cardiff and 208.1 miles (334.8 km) from London. References See also * List of localities in Wales by population The following ...

, Wales * Sling, Gloucestershire, England, a small village in the Forest of Dean

People with the name

* Otto Šling (1912–1952), repressed Czech communist functionary

Arts, entertainment, and media

* Sling (Transformers), a fictional character *

Sling TV Sling TV is an American streaming television service operated by Sling TV LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dish Network. Unveiled on January 5, 2015, at the Consumer Electronics Show, the virtual multichannel video programming distributor aim ...

, a U.S. IPTV service operated by Dish Network *

Sling (album) ''Sling'' is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Clairo. It was released on July 16, 2021, through Fader and Republic. It serves as the follow-up to her debut album, ''Immunity''. The album was announced on June 11, 2021, ...

, 2021 studio album by Clairo

Clothing

Baby sling A baby sling or baby carrier is generally made of soft fabrics that wrap around the chest. They provide comfort and support for the baby and allow the parent or carer to keep their hands free as they go about their everyday tasks. There are a ...

, a piece of fabric tied to carry a child or infant * Sling swimsuit, a type of swimsuit, sometimes a bikini variant *

Slingback A slingback is a type of woman's footwear characterized by an ankle strap that crosses only around the back and sides of the ankle and heel, whereas a typical strap completely encircles the ankle all the way around it. It typically has a low ...

, a type of woman's shoe

Devices and weapons

* Sling (cannon), an early modern gunpowder weapon *

Sling (climbing equipment) A sling or runner is an item of climbing equipment consisting of a tied or sewn loop of webbing. These can be wrapped around sections of rock, hitched to other pieces of equipment, or tied directly to a tensioned line using a Prusik style knot ...

, a loop of webbing that can be wrapped around rock or tied to other equipment *

Sling (firearms) In the context of firearms, a sling is a type of strap or harness designed to allow a shooter to conveniently carry a firearm (usually a long gun such as a rifle, carbine, shotgun, or submachine gun) on their body, and/or to aid in greater hit prob ...

, a type of strap or harness that allows convenient carrying of a long gun and/or bracing of the weapon for better stability during aiming * Sling (furniture), a suspended, free-swinging chair, bed, or hammock **

Sex swing A sex swing (also known as a sling) is a type of harness designed to allow sexual intercourse between one partner suspended by the swing and another who moves freely. Though there is considerable variety in the design, the most common sex swings ...

, also known as a "sling" *

Sling (rigging) Rigging is both a noun, the equipment, and verb, the action of designing and installing the equipment, in the preparation to move objects. A team of ''riggers'' design and install the lifting or rolling equipment needed to raise, roll, slide or ...

, a component used in a rigging system for lifting, frequently made of wire rope or synthetic fiber *

Sling (weapon) A sling is a projectile weapon typically used to 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). Someone who specializes in using slings ...

, a device used to hurl projectiles **

Slingshot A slingshot is a small hand-powered projectile weapon. The classic form consists of a Y-shaped frame, with two natural rubber strips or tubes attached to the upper two ends. The other ends of the strips lead back to a pocket that holds the pro ...

(esp in the United States), a small hand-powered projectile weapon *

Hawaiian sling The Hawaiian sling is a device used in spearfishing. The sling operates much like a bow and arrow does on land, but energy is stored in rubber tubing rather than a wooden or fiberglass bow. Description Mechanically, the device is simple: the only ...

, a device used in spearfishing

Drinks

Sling (drink) A sling is a drink that, in its classic form, is made with sugar, hot or cold water, nutmeg, and a spirit such as gin, whiskey, rum, or brandy. In its modern form, it is made with gin, sweet vermouth, lemon juice, simple syrup, Angostura bitters, ...

, a mixed drink, originally American, composed of spirit and water, sweetened and flavoured ** Singapore Sling, a cocktail that was invented by Ngiam Tong Boon for the Raffles Hotel in Singapore

Healthcare

* Sling (implant), in surgery * Sling (medicine), a device to limit movement of the shoulder or elbow while it heals

Technology

Apache Sling Apache Sling is an open source Web framework for the Java platform designed to create content-centric applications on top of a JSR-170-compliant (a.k.a. JCR) content repository such as Apache Jackrabbit. Apache Sling allows developers to deploy ...

, a Java web framework *

Sling Media Sling Media Inc. is an American technology company that develops placeshifting and Smart TV solutions for consumers, multiple-system operators and set top box manufacturers. The company is based in Foster City, California, and was a subsidiary of ...

, a technology company that provides placeshifting and Smart TV technology