dogsled

or dog sled

[ dawg-sled, dog- ]

noun

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

verb (used without object)

, dog·sled·ded, dog·sled·ding.

1. to travel by dogsled.

dogsled

/ ˈdɒɡˌslɛd /

noun

1. a sleigh drawn by dogs Also calledBritdog sledgedog sleigh

Word History and Origins

Origin of dogsled¹

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

Example Sentences

You put any grownup—no matter how serious—into a dogsled, and they’ll laugh for an hour straight.

From Outside Online

You can make your own way to the glacier’s viewpoints by dogsled, skis, snowshoes, fat bike, or snowmobile, or you can book a spot on Adventure60’s seasonal winter shuttle.

From Outside Online

When I was a boy in suburban Pittsburgh, my dad competed in dogsled races, and our family had a kennel of huskies along the driveway of our six-car garage.

From Washington Post

Instead of hiking the most popular trail, you’re traversing the park by dogsled or pedaling a fat-tire bike across the snow.

From Outside Online

Dietzen has spent the majority of her life raising and caring for her dogsled team.

From Outside Online

I said “Yeah, mon.” And then they started the Jamaica Dogsled team, and they wanted to send us abroad to do races.

From The Daily Beast

If you read nothing else today, let it be Brian Phillips' essay on following the Iditarod, Alaska's great dogsled race.

From The Daily Beast

All Hager had to do was slow the dogsled to a walk, and his partner died.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bobsled
• luge