1
: a vehicle usually on runners for transportation especially on snow or ice
especially
: a small steerable one used especially by children for coasting down snow-covered hills
2
sledded; sledding
: to ride on a sled or sleigh
sledder
noun
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India Brown, Robb Report, 18 July 2025
The three tribes had to work together over a long and complicated obstacle course that involved pulling a sled full of puzzle pieces, moving heavy sandbags, pulling the sled up a steep incline and solving a giant puzzle.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
There was a snowball battle in Union Square, and people sledding down the streets on serving trays; a luge race launched from Grace Cathedral, sledders rocketing down Sacramento Street toward the bay.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
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Noun
The sled’s period authenticity was verified by scientific testing, and the item shows signs of wear and tear from production use.
—India Brown, Robb Report, 18 July 2025
The three tribes had to work together over a long and complicated obstacle course that involved pulling a sled full of puzzle pieces, moving heavy sandbags, pulling the sled up a steep incline and solving a giant puzzle.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Verb
While Dixie and Toby were pulling at their leashes to run further into the snow, their handlers were eyeing a hill to sled down after work.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
There was a snowball battle in Union Square, and people sledding down the streets on serving trays; a luge race launched from Grace Cathedral, sledders rocketing down Sacramento Street toward the bay.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
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“Sled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sled. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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sled
1 of 2 noun1
: a vehicle usually on runners for transportation especially over snow or ice
2
: a small sled used especially by children for coasting on snow-covered slopes
sled
2 of 2 verb
sledded; sledding
: to ride or carry on a sled or sleigh
sledder
noun
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