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sled

/slɛd/
/slɛd/
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Other forms: sleds; sledding; sledded

If you want to slide down a snowy hill, hop on a sled! A sled can be simple and plastic, or it can be more complicated, with wood and metal runners, like the kind that huskies pull across the tundra. Mush!

Sleds sit on runners made to glide over an icy or snowy surface. Large sleds can seat several riders and are pulled by one or more horses, while dog sleds pull one or two people and are usually pulled by several dogs. The sled you get out of the garage in the winter is made of plastic, wood, or metal, and it's meant to slide fast downhill. In the U.K., the word for a sled is sledge.

Definitions of sled
  1. noun
    a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
    synonyms: sledge, sleigh
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    types:
    bob, bobsled, bobsleigh
    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
    toboggan
    a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
    type of:
    vehicle
    a conveyance that transports people or objects
  2. verb
    ride (on) a sled
    synonyms: sleigh
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    types:
    dogsled, mush
    travel with a dogsled
    bob, bobsled
    ride a bobsled
    luge, toboggan
    move along in a racing sled for one or two people
    type of:
    ride
    be carried or travel on or in a vehicle
Pronunciation
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/slɛd/
UK
/slɛd/
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