sledged; sledging
: to transport on a sledge
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ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
There, just under 200 athletes from 16 countries competed in Alpine and cross-country skiing, with ice sledge racing also featured as a demonstration event.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Those numbers would usually suggest a demolition-down-to-the-studs rebuild, but the task of replacing Jim Mora didn’t require sledge hammers or dynamite.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
Besides the world-first maglev sledge system, the Jinan facility, operated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Electrical Engineering, also supports advances in hypersonic flight, next-generation aerospace materials, and innovative space launch systems.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Rather than skates, players use double blade sledges that allow the puck to slide underneath and have two sticks, which have a spike-end for propulsion and a blade-end for handling the puck.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
There, just under 200 athletes from 16 countries competed in Alpine and cross-country skiing, with ice sledge racing also featured as a demonstration event.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Those numbers would usually suggest a demolition-down-to-the-studs rebuild, but the task of replacing Jim Mora didn’t require sledge hammers or dynamite.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
Besides the world-first maglev sledge system, the Jinan facility, operated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Electrical Engineering, also supports advances in hypersonic flight, next-generation aerospace materials, and innovative space launch systems.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Sledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sledge. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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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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