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Definition of sledge noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sledge

noun
 
/sledʒ/
 
/sledʒ/
(British English)
(also sled especially in North American English)
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  1. a vehicle for travelling over snow and ice, with long narrow pieces of wood or metal instead of wheels. Larger sledges are pulled by horses or dogs and smaller ones are used for going down hills as a sport or for pleasure.
    • a dog sledge
    compare sleigh, tobogganTopics Sports: other sportsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dog
    verb + sledge
    • drag
    • pull
    • drive
    • …
    preposition
    • on a sledge
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    Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a noun): from Middle Dutch sleedse; related to sled. The verb dates from the early 18th cent.
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