Sled

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É›d

Origin

From Middle English sledde, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German sledde (cf. Dutch slee, slede, Low German Sleden), from Proto-Germanic *slidô (cf. East Frisian sliede, German Schlitten, Norwegian slede). Related to slide.

Full definition of sled

Noun

1. A small, light vehicle with runners, used, mostly by young persons, for sliding on snow or ice. A "sled" in this sense is not pulled by an animal as a "sleigh" is.The child zoomed down the hill on his sled.
2. (US) A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice. contrast "sleigh", which is larger"Mush!" he yelled at the dogs pulling the sled.

Derived terms

• bobsled
• dogsled
• rocket sled
• sledding

Verb

1. To ride a sled.

Anagrams

• dels
• ELSD
• LEDs
• seld