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DictionarysledVehicle on runners
noun / verb

sled

SLED/sled/

A vehicle that slides on runners, or travel using it.

The child rides the sled down the gentle snowy slope.

A simple child's wooden sled with two curved metal runners glides down a small snowy slope; one child sits securely holding the short front rope, footprints and runner trails minimal.
Etymology
sledMiddle Dutchsled

Middle Dutch sledde belongs to the same word family as slide. English sled first referred to a dragged vehicle for heavy goods over hard ground or ice, later also to vehicles for snowy travel and recreation.

In context

Washington Post2:21
a single bump could send a sled flying and when it lands it could crack the ice
How do you make perfect ice for each Olympic sport? | Science of the Sport with Anna Rothschild

More examples

  • We sledded until the light faded.
  • Two sleds rested beside the hill.
  • They are sledding near the cabin.

Forms

sled · sleds · sledded · sledding

Similar words

sleigh
A sleigh usually carries passengers and is drawn by an animal.
toboggan
A toboggan usually has a flat bottom without separate runners.