dogsled

American  

[dawg-sled, dog-] / ˈdɔgˌslɛd, ˈdɒg- /

especially British, dog sledge or dog sled

noun

1. a sled pulled by dogs, especially one used by Arctic peoples, as in Alaska and Canada.

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verb (used without object)

dogsledded, dogsledding

1. to travel by dogsled.

dogsled British  

/ ˈdɒɡˌslɛd /

noun

1. Also called: dog sledge.   dog sleigh.  a sleigh drawn by dogs

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Etymology

Origin of dogsled

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; dog + sled

Example Sentences

The team flew from the capital Nuuk by propjet to Kulusuk, population 200, then traveled by dogsled to the edge of the ice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

She plans to put wheels on her sled to continue running dogsled tours during the summer period.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Announcing Mrs Vance's visit, the White House said the second lady would visit historical sites and attend the Avannaata Qimussersu, Greenland's national dogsled race.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

A hunter pulled on a dogsled across the snowy tundra is breathtaking.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2020

Captain Mills tells of two Indian women, one old enough to have a daughter of forty, who drove a dogsled one hundred and forty-eight miles from Providence to Rae, in four days.

From The New North by Cameron, Agnes Deans

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