What does sledging mean?
Sledging means The act of using a sledge to travel over snow..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The act of using a sledge to travel over snow..
In 1831 the naval officer James Clark Ross led the British effort north by sledging out from his ice-bound ship, HMS Victory; after several weeks travelling with Inuit companions he succeeded in finding his compass needle sitting upright.
It is necessary, therefore, to force the ends to the proper curvature, either by sledging, or by some other equivalent means;
Mind you, Wally wasn't bad at the sledging caper himself.
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Sledging means The act of using a sledge to travel over snow..
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In 1831 the naval officer James Clark Ross led the British effort north by sledging out from his ice-bound ship, HMS Victory; after several weeks travelling with Inuit companions he succeeded in finding his compass needle sitting upright.
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