sled
noun/sled/
/sled/
(especially North American English) (British English usually sledge)
- a vehicle for travelling over snow and ice, with long narrow pieces of wood or metal instead of wheels. Larger sleds are pulled by horses or dogs and smaller ones are used for going down hills as a sport or for pleasure.
- He explored Greenland on a dog sled.
- I went down a hill on a sled.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Middle Low German sledde; related to the verb slide.
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