sled
/ˈslɛd/ noun A2- A 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.
- 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 snowmobile. · We saw them go by on their sleds this afternoon, headed toward their grandfather's quarter section.
- 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.
Plural sleds
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Or with a reindeer-sled, explore
The athletes built a makeshift sled and pushed it down dry hills to train.
The driver lost control of the sled, and it crashed heavily against the wall.
Remarkably, all four men climbed out of the broken sled without any serious injuries.
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