sled

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noun

ˈsled 

1

: a vehicle usually on runners for transportation especially on snow or ice

especially : a small steerable one used especially by children for coasting down snow-covered hills

2

: rocket sled

sled

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verb

sledded; sledding

transitive verb

: sledge

intransitive verb

: to ride on a sled or sleigh

sledder noun

Examples of sled in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The sleds were not working for any of us, and that wasn’t written. —Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024

This means take after take of me pulling Isaac on the sled, which is attached on runners to the tunnel floor. —Kristian Nairn, WIRED, 24 Sep. 2024

Verb

Graphs showing the declining share of American workers who are union members since the Eighties resemble the gradient of Park Slope: gentle enough for a four-year-old to sled down, but very likely, in the end, to land you in the Gowanus Canal. —Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 25 Aug. 2024

Guests at Sand Valley Resort can do just about anything on this 12,000-acre property, from playing matches on one of the 16 grass tennis courts to sledding down the sand dunes to angling with the resident fisher. —Catherine Garcia, theweek, 30 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English sledde, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old English slīdan to slide

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1706, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Phrases Containing sled

• rocket sled
• sled dog

Kids Definition

sled

1 of 2 noun

ˈsled 

1

: a vehicle usually on runners for transportation especially over snow or ice

2

: a small sled used especially by children for coasting on snow-covered slopes

sled

2 of 2 verb

sledded; sledding

: to ride or carry on a sled or sleigh

sledder noun