Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense sleds, present participle sledding, past tense, past participle sledded
1. countable noun
A sled is the same as a sledge.
[US]
2. verb
If you go sledding, you ride on a sled.
[US]
We got home and went sledding on the small hill in our back yard. [VERB-ing]
[Also VERB]
sled in American English
(slɛd)
noun
1.
any of several types of vehicle mounted on runners for use on snow, ice, etc.: small sleds are used in the sport of coasting, large ones (also called sledges), for carrying loads
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsledded or ˈsledding US
2.
to carry on a sled
verb intransitive US
3.
to ride or coast on a sled
Derived forms
sledder (ˈsledder)
noun
Word origin
ME sledde < MLowG or MDu, akin to Ger schlitten: for IE base see slide
Examples of 'sled' in a sentence
sled
And he would have to share, or else the dogs would have no strength for sled pulling.
Zindell, David The Broken God (1993)
There are areas so remote you can only access them by snowmobile, husky sled or a boat in summer.
The Sun (2013)
Couples will also be able to take a romantic reindeer sleigh ride and husky dog sled ride, and cross frozen lakes on a snow scooter.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And if that wasn't difficult enough, we were each put in charge of a sled pulled by four huskies.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
All related terms of 'sled'
sledge
A sledge is an object used for travelling over snow. It consists of a framework which slides on two strips of wood or metal.
warsle
→ wrestle
dog sled
a sled (or sledge ) drawn by dogs
sled dog
any of various hardy thick-coated breeds of dog , such as the Eskimo dog, the husky , and the malamute , developed for hauling sledges in various parts of the highest northern latitudes
go-devil
a rotary tool for scraping out obstructions from an oil pipeline