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sled
[sled] 
noun, verb, sled⋅ded, sled⋅ding.–noun
| 1. | a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice. |
| 2. | a sledge. |
–verb (used without object)
| 3. | to coast, ride, or be carried on a sled. |
–verb (used with object)
| 4. | to convey by sled. |
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| sled (slěd) n.
v. tr. To carry on or convey by a sled. v. intr. To ride or use a sled. [Middle English sledde, from Middle Dutch.] sled'der n. |
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Sled
Sled\, n. [Akin to D. slede, G. schlitten, OHG. slito, Icel. sle?i, Sw. sl["a]de, Dan. sl?de, and E. slide, v. See Slide, and cf. Sledge a vehicle, Sleigh.]1. A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice; -- in England called sledge. 2. A small, light vehicle with runners, used, mostly by young persons, for sliding on snow or ice.
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Language Translation for : sled
Spanish:
pista, indicio,
German:
der Anhaltspunkt,
Japanese:
手かがり
sled
1388, "a sledge used for transport of heavy goods," from M.Du. sledde "sled," from P.Gmc. *slido (cf. O.S. slido, O.N. sleði, Dan. slæde, Swed. släde, O.H.G. slito, Ger. Schlitten "sledge"), from the same root as O.E. slidan (see slide). In ref. to a sledge used for travel or recreation, it is attested from 1586, now mainly Amer.Eng. The verb meaning "ride on a sled" is first attested 1780.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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sled
vehicle usually drawn by either horses or dogs over ice or snow in winter. Its predecessor, the sledge, in the form of the travois and the sidecar, is believed to have been the first vehicle used by humans.
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