[sled] 
noun, verb, sled⋅ded, sled⋅ding.| 1. | a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice. |
| 2. | a sledge. |
| 3. | to coast, ride, or be carried on a sled. |
| 4. | to convey by sled. |
| 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. |
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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