A slung yard is supported at its centre or bunt by a shackle called the sling, which joins the eye of an iron band round the yard, called the parrel band, to the eye of an iron band round the mast, called the mast band.
Umlinganiselo wesilenge uxhashwa esiphakathini okanye ugotywe ngekhamandela elibizwa ngokuba lurhintyelo, ethi idityaniswe kumtumja wentsimbi yebhodi ejikeleze umlinganiselo obizwa ngokwesibopho seflegi ende.