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

"They currently have two dogsleds as protection, one added recently."

From BBC

The Sirius patrol, tasked with defending a huge, largely uninhabited swathe of the island in the northeast measuring 972,000 square km, travels across the ice by dogsled.

From Barron's

Squish Factor – The outhouse at the dogsledding camp was surprisingly roomy and very clean!

From Salon

They were not invited, and the people of Greenland made that clear, forcing the second couple to cancel their initial plans to visit cultural sites and a dogsled race.

From Los Angeles Times

Vance is set to visit Greenland from Thursday through Saturday to watch the island's national dogsled race and "celebrate Greenlandic culture and unity," the White House told CNN in a statement.

From Salon

Related Words

• bobsled
• luge