sled
A small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for…A small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills; no draft animal pulls it.
» Tom went sledding with his friends.
Meaning
5 sensesA small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills; no draft animal pulls it.
The child zoomed down the hill on his sled.
Schlitten
санкиsanki
(Canada, US)A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice, and often pulled by sled dogs.
"Mush!" he yelled at the dogs pulling the sled.
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
(Canada, US, slang)A snowmobile.
We saw them go by on their sleds this afternoon, headed toward their grandfather's quarter section.
(Canada, US, figuratively, slang)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.
Near-synonyms: land yacht, boat
He was a bit reckless and frankly we were nervous about riding with him in that big old sled of his, a Cadillac with a V-8.
A piece of exercise equipment, used in American football training etc., that provides resistance as it is moved over a flat surface.
Examples
39 sentencesTom went sledding with his friends.
Tom sat on the sled behind Mary.
deTom saß hinter Maria auf dem Schlitten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Why don't we go sledding this afternoon?
Tom and his friends spent all morning sledding.
My brother and I built this sled ourselves.
deMein Bruder und ich haben diesen Schlitten selbst gebaut. — brauchinet
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sledde, from Middle Dutch sledde or Middle Low German sledde (compareFrom Middle English sledde, from Middle Dutch sledde or Middle Low German sledde (compare Dutch slee, slede, Low German Sleden), from Proto-Germanic *slidô (compare Saterland Frisian sliede, German Schlitten, Norwegian slede). Doublet of sleigh; also related to slide.
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