Sled

Quick meaning: Sled is a noun meaning A small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills; no draft animal pulls it.

Meaning

A small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills; no draft animal pulls it.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To ride a sled.
2. (transitive) To convey on a sled.
3. (chiefly Canada, US) A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice, and often pulled by sled dogs.
4. (slang, chiefly Canada, US) A snowmobile.
5. (slang, chiefly Canada, US, figuratively) A car (automobile) or truck, usually called so with the implication of sledlike traits: heavy, low-slung, and prone to going fast but not braking or cornering particularly well.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: land yacht, boat

The child zoomed down the hill on his sled.

"Mush!" he yelled at the dogs pulling the sled.

That sled had manual drum brakes on all four corners.

Word Forms

• sleds
• sledding
• sledded

Synonyms for sled

Depending on context, synonyms include boat, sledge, sleigh.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sleigh, sledge, toboggan, komatik, pung, luge.

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