sled

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noun

ˈsled 

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

: rocket sled

sled

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verb

sledded; sledding

transitive verb

: sledge

intransitive verb

: to ride on a sled or sleigh

sledder noun

Examples of sled in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

At Lakeside, the strength staff stored the school’s prowler sleds in a storage room inside the gymnasium. —Doug Haller, New York Times, 17 June 2025

Alpine Slide, which riders would navigate on small sleds that could only accelerate or brake. —Angela Andaloro, People.com, 6 June 2025

Verb

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

In 2002, four teenagers in Maine were struck on a hill while sledding, according to the National Lightning Safety Institute. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English sledde, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old English slīdan to slide

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1706, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Phrases Containing sled

• rocket sled
• sled dog

Rhymes for sled

• bed
• bled
• bread
• bred
• dead
• dread
• ed
• fed
• fled
• ged
• head
• lead

Kids Definition

sled

1 of 2 noun

ˈsled 

1

: 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