sled
Americannoun
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a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
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a sledge.
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
- sledlike adjective
Etymology
Origin of sled
1350–1400; Middle English sledde < Middle Dutch; akin to German Schlitten sled, sleigh; slide
Example Sentences
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Competitors ski, push and pull sleds, row, burpee, lunge and throw heavy medicine balls at a target in an effort to finish in the fastest time.
From BBC
He filed a lawsuit in December 2021 that asked USA Bobsled/Skeleton to implement a medical monitoring system to identify and treat sledders with sled head symptoms.
From Los Angeles Times
We went sledding in the park, built a snowman in the garden, threw snowballs at one another on the way to and from school.
From Literature
Dad had hitched Siren and Stentor to the rock sled, so they’d be ready to drag the carcasses up to the fire.
From Literature
It was early winter and the ice on the lake wasn’t thick enough to support the sled and team or I would have gone across the middle.
From Literature
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