sled - definition, synonyms and pronunciation

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Noun (1)

a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snowSynonyms: sledge sleighType of vehicleKinds pung, toboggan, dogsled, bobsled, lugeParts runner

Verb (1)sledding, sledded

ride (on) a sledSynonyms: sleighMore general rideMore specific dogsled, bobsled, toboggan

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Sled (slĕd), noun

Origin: Akin to D. slede, G. schlitten, OHG. slito, Icel. sleði, Sw. släde, Dan. slæde, and E. slide, v. See Slide, and cf. Sledge a vehicle, Sleigh.

1. A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice; — in England called sledge.

2. A small, light vehicle with runners, used, mostly by young persons, for sliding on snow or ice.

Sled transitive verb [past tense & past participle Sledded; present participle & verbal noun Sledding.]

To convey or transport on a sled; as, to sled wood or timber.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54