sled

[ sled ]

/ slɛd /

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noun

a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.

a sledge.

verb (used without object), sled·ded, sled·ding.

to coast, ride, or be carried on a sled.

verb (used with object), sled·ded, sled·ding.

to convey by sled.

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Origin of sled

1350–1400; Middle English sledde<Middle Dutch; akin to German Schlitten sled, sleigh; cf. slide

OTHER WORDS FROM sled

sledlike, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sled

sled , sledge, sleigh

Words nearby sled

sleaze, sleazebag, sleazeball, sleaze factor, sleazy, sled, sledder, sledding, sled dog, sledge, sledgehammer

How to use sled in a sentence

Zink was so impressed by the sled crew’s delivery in December that she posted about it on her Facebook page.
How is Alaska leading the nation in vaccinating residents? With boats, ferries, planes and snowmobiles.|Cathy Free|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
Shroyer added that people sometimes get picked up from the airport in a sled, and high school sports teams will at times travel to one another’s gyms by sled, too.
How is Alaska leading the nation in vaccinating residents? With boats, ferries, planes and snowmobiles.|Cathy Free|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
One all-female medical crew of four in December used a sled pulled by a snowmobile to deliver vaccine to the village of Shungnak in the state’s remote Northwest Arctic Borough.
How is Alaska leading the nation in vaccinating residents? With boats, ferries, planes and snowmobiles.|Cathy Free|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
For example, say you’re out snow-machining and you’re dressed for sitting on your sled in the cold wind.
Dress like an Alaskan to weather the winter cold|By Tyler Freel/Outdoor Life|January 20, 2021|Popular-Science

I think right now we’re to a point where we’re a better team with Brennan, and we had a real uphill sled without him.
Virginia’s three-quarterback experiment will continue against No. 15 North Carolina|Gene Wang|October 29, 2020|Washington Post
Some childhood totem, like a stuffed animal . . . or a sled?
We All Have a Rosebud in Our Pasts|Sam Roberts|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“In his waking hours, Kane had certainly forgotten the sled and the name which was painted on it,” he wrote.
We All Have a Rosebud in Our Pasts|Sam Roberts|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I had long looked forward to swooshing across this fragile, expansive Arctic landscape on a dog sled.
Visiting the Arctic Circle…Before It’s Irreversibly Changed|Terry Greene Sterling|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They yapped and pulled at their leads with such energy that Winkelmann insisted we climb back into the sled, pronto.
Visiting the Arctic Circle…Before It’s Irreversibly Changed|Terry Greene Sterling|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After he'd leashed the huskies up to the sled, Winkelmann deftly zipped me into a tarp-like blanket.
Visiting the Arctic Circle…Before It’s Irreversibly Changed|Terry Greene Sterling|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As soon as we had breakfasted, I got out my sled 'Dauntless,' and told Mary to wrap up, and bring her skates along.
The Nursery, January 1873, Vol. XIII.|Various
The rolling of the log on the sled was hard work,—so hard that I gave Meta the reins, and volunteered my assistance.
Papers from Overlook-House|Casper Almore
He almost dragged the younger man away, hurrying him toward the sled and its broad-backed old horses.
The White Desert|Courtney Ryley Cooper
Desiring to propel my hand sled with power transmitted by cranks and wheels, I set about to procure the necessary materials.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
"Don't be frightened, Anne," said David, who sat behind her on the sled.
Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School|Jessie Graham Flower