- sled
- A low vehicle mounted on runners, used by children, occasionally by adults, in coasting on snow or ice. See sleigh.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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Sled — Sled, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sledded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sledding}.] To convey or transport on a sled; as, to sled wood or timber. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sled — n. snow vehicle that glides over snow on two ski like runners (especially one used by children to glide down snow covered hills); sledge v. travel by sled; transfer by sled, transport by sled … English contemporary dictionary
sled — ☆ ☆ sled [sled] n. [ME sledde < MLowG or MDu, akin to Ger schlitten: for IE base see SLIDE] any of several types of vehicle mounted on runners for use on snow, ice, etc.: small sleds are used in the sport of coasting, large ones (also called… … English World dictionary
Sled — (sl[e^]d), n. [Akin to D. slede, G. schlitten, OHG. slito, Icel. sle[eth]i, Sw. sl[ a]de, Dan. sl[ae]de, and E. slide, v. See {Slide}, and cf. {Sledge} a vehicle, {Sleigh}.] 1. A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sled — sled, sledge, sleigh All three words are derived from Dutch and are used for vehicles that carry people or goods over snow. In BrE sledge is the normal word for vehicles of various sizes pulled by people or animals (toboggan, a native American… … Modern English usage
sled — (Brit. sledge) ► NOUN ▪ a vehicle on runners for travelling over snow or ice, either pushed, pulled, or allowed to slide downhill. ► VERB ▪ ride or carry on a sled. DERIVATIVES sledding noun. ORIGIN Low German sledde … English terms dictionary
sled — [sled] noun [C] a sledge … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
sled — [n] sleigh bobsled, dogsled, horse sleigh, luge, sledge, toboggan; concepts 187,217 … New thesaurus
sled — vb., præt. af slide … Dansk ordbog
sléd — a m (ẹ̑) zool. majhna, ob bokih zelo stisnjena riba z globoko razcepljeno repno plavutjo, ki živi zlasti v severnih morjih, Clupea harengus: loviti slede; sardele in sledi ú stil. a m, mn. sledóvi (ẹ̑) 1. kar ostane zlasti na podlagi in kaže,… … Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika
Sled — A sled, sledge or sleigh is a vehicle with runners for sliding instead of wheels for rolling. It is used for transport on surfaces with low friction, usually snow or ice but any grassy surface is good when it is not too dry. In some cases round… … Wikipedia
