Synonyms for sled

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sled

Phonetic Transcription : slɛd

Définition of sled

Origin : early 14c., "a dragged vehicle used for transport of heavy goods," from Middle Dutch sledde "sled," from Proto-Germanic *slid- (cf. Old Saxon slido, Old Norse sleði, Danish slæde, Swedish släde, Old High German slito, German Schlitten "sledge"), from the same root as Old English slidan (see slide (v.)). Not found in Old English. In reference to a sleigh used for travel or recreation, it is attested from 1580s, now mainly American English.

noun sleigh

Example sentences :

Why, I had dragged her to school on a sled when she was a child.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

But they saw, up the trail, and not down, two men running with sled and dogs.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

The dogs had lain down in the snow, and he walked past them to join his partner in the sled.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

On the sled, securely lashed, was a long and narrow oblong box.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

One sled he drove himself, drawn by dogs he had traded for or borrowed.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

Every rope was brought to a ring at the front end of the sled.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

It was to this that was fastened the long rope by which he pulled at the sled.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

A gloomy breakfast was eaten, and the four remaining dogs were harnessed to the sled.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

Rising to his feet, on the other side of the fire he saw his sled.
Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson

He cut their traces and went forward, dragging the sled himself.
Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson

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