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noun
1.
the state of the ground permitting use of a sled: The mountain roads offer good sledding.
2.
the going, or kind of travel, for sleds, as determined by ground and weather conditions.
3.
a going, progress, or advance in any field: The job won't be easy sledding.
4.
the act of conveying or riding on a sled.
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Sledding
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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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Word Origin & History
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
EXPAND 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.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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