sled

CEFRA1

/ˈslɛd/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A vehicle used for sliding over snow.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A snowmobile.

Examples

  • In the winter, I like to sled down the small hill close to our home.

  • Pete came coasting down the hill on his sled.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈsled/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice, and often pulled by sled dogs.

  2. A small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills; no draft animal pulls it.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To ride a sled.

More examples

In context

  • "Mush!" he yelled at the dogs pulling the sled.

  • The child zoomed down the hill on his sled.

  • We saw them go by on their sleds this afternoon, headed toward their grandfather's quarter section.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English sledde, from Middle Dutch sledde or Middle Low German sledde (compare Dutch slee, slede, Low German Sleden), from Proto-Germanic *slidô (compare Saterland Frisian sliede, German Schlitten, Norwegian slede). Doublet of sleigh; also related to slide.