sledged; sledging
: to transport on a sledge
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Haicen Yang, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
On July 26, 1959, Bell and surveyor Jeff Stokes set out ahead of two colleagues, meteorologist Ken Gibson and geologist Colin Barton, with two dog sledges to climb the glacier for survey and geological work.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Three masked suspects with sledge hammers smashed glass display cases at a Jewelry Time kiosk on the second level of the mall near the Sears store, with each of them grabbing handfuls of different kinds of jewelry, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
Based on these sparse scribbles, an established narrative of the Franklin expedition’s fate emerged: After abandoning their ships in 1848, the men embarked on an overland march south, hauling heavy sledges loaded with supplies alongside them.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
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On July 26, 1959, Bell and three other men set out on dog sledges to climb the glacier on the island’s peak to carry out survey and geological work, with Bell and surveyor Jeff Stokes departing about 30 minutes before the other group.
—Haicen Yang, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
On July 26, 1959, Bell and surveyor Jeff Stokes set out ahead of two colleagues, meteorologist Ken Gibson and geologist Colin Barton, with two dog sledges to climb the glacier for survey and geological work.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Three masked suspects with sledge hammers smashed glass display cases at a Jewelry Time kiosk on the second level of the mall near the Sears store, with each of them grabbing handfuls of different kinds of jewelry, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
Based on these sparse scribbles, an established narrative of the Franklin expedition’s fate emerged: After abandoning their ships in 1848, the men embarked on an overland march south, hauling heavy sledges loaded with supplies alongside them.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
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“Sledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sledge. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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sledge
1 of 3 nounsledge
2 of 3 noun
: a strong heavy sled
sledge
3 of 3 verb
sledged; sledging
: to travel with or transport on a sledge
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