1
: a vehicle usually on runners for transportation especially on snow or ice
especially
: a small steerable one used especially by children for coasting down snow-covered hills
2
sledded; sledding
: to ride on a sled or sleigh
sledder
noun
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Monica Eng, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
The city of roughly 3,700 people is only accessible by dog sled, snowmobile, water and plane, according to the Nome Convention and Visitors Bureau.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
CBS News, 22 Jan. 2025
The public may sled when it's covered in snow, the National Park Service says.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 25 Dec. 2024
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Noun
But so do the sleds that race down the sloped lawn that travels through the park down to the river.
—Monica Eng, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
The city of roughly 3,700 people is only accessible by dog sled, snowmobile, water and plane, according to the Nome Convention and Visitors Bureau.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
People made the most of it - from a snowball fight on a Gulf Shores beach to sledding in a laundry basket in Montgomery, Alabama, to pool-tubing down a Houston hill.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2025
The public may sled when it's covered in snow, the National Park Service says.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Sled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sled. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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sled
1 of 2 noun1
: a vehicle usually on runners for transportation especially over snow or ice
2
: a small sled used especially by children for coasting on snow-covered slopes
sled
2 of 2 verb
sledded; sledding
: to ride or carry on a sled or sleigh
sledder
noun
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