sledge

sledge  (slj)

n.

A vehicle mounted on low runners drawn by work animals, such as horses or dogs, and used for transporting loads across ice, snow, and rough ground.

tr. & intr.v. sledged, sledg·ing, sledg·es

To convey or travel on a sledge.

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[Dutch dialectal sleedse, perhaps diminutive of Dutch slede, sled, from Middle Dutch sledde.]

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sledge ¹ or esp US & Canad sled

Noun

1. a vehicle mounted on runners, drawn by horses or dogs, for transporting people or goods over snow

2. a light wooden frame used, esp. by children, for sliding over snow

Verb

[sledging, sledged]

to travel by sledge [Middle Dutch sleedse]

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sledge ²

Noun

short for sledgehammer

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sledge - a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow sled, sleigh 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
	2.	sledge - a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges maul, sledgehammer hammer - a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
Verb	1.	sledge - transport in a sleigh transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
	2.	sledge - ride in or travel with a sledge; "the antarctic expedition sledged along the coastline"; "The children sledged all day by the lake" journey, travel - undertake a journey or trip
	3.	sledge - beat with a sledgehammer sledgehammer hammer - beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat"

Translations

sledge [slɛdʒ], sled (US) [slɛd] n → trineo

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sledge [slɛdʒ] n → luge f

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sledge [slɛdʒ] n → Schlitten m

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sledge [slɛdʒ] n → slitta