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sled

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sled  (sld)
n.
1. A vehicle mounted on runners, used for carrying people or loads over ice and snow; a sledge.
2. A light wooden frame on runners, used by children for coasting over snow or ice.
v. sled·ded, sled·ding, sleds
v.tr.
To carry on or convey by a sled.
v.intr.
To ride or use a sled.

[Middle English sledde, from Middle Dutch.]

sledder n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sledsled - a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
bobsled, bobsleigh, bob - a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
bobsled, bobsleigh - formerly two short sleds coupled together
dog sled, dog sleigh, dogsled - a sled pulled by dogs
luge - a racing sled for one or two people
pung - a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runners
runner - device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along
toboggan - a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
vehicle - a conveyance that transports people or objects
Verb1.sled - ride (on) a sled
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
dogsled, mush - travel with a dogsled
bobsled, bob - ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure"
luge, toboggan - move along on a luge or toboggan
ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
Translations
sled [ˈslɛd]
n (US)luge f
vi (US) to go sledding → faire de la luge

sled مزلجة sáně slæde Schlitten έλκηθρο trineo reki traîneau sanjke slitta そり 썰매 slee slegge sanie trenó сани släde เลื่อนหิมะขนาดใหญ่ kızak xe trượt tuyết 雪橇


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Leather harness was on the dogs, and leather traces attached them to a sled which dragged along behind.
Charley greatly admired the construction of the new vehicle, and felt certain that it would outstrip any other sled that ever dashed adown the long slopes of the Common.
JOHN MESSNER clung with mittened hand to the bucking gee-pole and held the sled in the trail.
 
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