Sled
[slɛd]
Definition
(noun.) a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow.
(verb.) ride (on) a sled.
Edited by Georgina--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice; -- in England called sledge.
(n.) A small, light vehicle with runners, used, mostly by young persons, for sliding on snow or ice.
(v. t.) To convey or transport on a sled; as, to sled wood or timber.
Inputed by Allen
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Sledge.
Typed by Freddie
Definition
n. a carriage with runners made for sliding upon snow: a sleigh: anything dragged without wheels along the ground.—v.t. and v.i. to convey or to travel in a sled.—p.adj. Sled′ded (Shak.) sledged.—ns. Sled′ding the act of transporting on a sled; Sledge′-chair a chair mounted on runners for ice.
Typist: Ora
Examples
- Mr. and Mrs. Guttingen came down to the station with us and he hauled our baggage down on a sled through the slush. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The luge is a common sled with runners. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- A few days later one of the sleds ran into a wagon and a little girl was killed. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The snow was packed hard and smooth by the hay-sleds and wood-sledges and the logs that were hauled down the mountain. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
Edited by Arnold