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sled — sled, sledge, sleigh All three words are derived from Dutch and are used for vehicles that carry people or goods over snow. In BrE sledge is the normal word for vehicles of various sizes pulled by people or animals (toboggan, a native American… … Modern English usage
sledge — sled, sledge, sleigh All three words are derived from Dutch and are used for vehicles that carry people or goods over snow. In BrE sledge is the normal word for vehicles of various sizes pulled by people or animals (toboggan, a native American… … Modern English usage
Sled — A sled, sledge or sleigh is a vehicle with runners for sliding instead of wheels for rolling. It is used for transport on surfaces with low friction, usually snow or ice but any grassy surface is good when it is not too dry. In some cases round… … Wikipedia
sledge — sledge1 [ sledʒ ] noun count BRITISH a SLED sledge sledge 2 [ sledʒ ] verb intransitive BRITISH to ride on a SLED … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Sledge hockey — is a sport that was designed to allow participants who have a physical disability to play the game of ice hockey. Ice sledge hockey (also known as sled hockey in the United States) was invented in the early 1960s in Stockholm, Sweden at a… … Wikipedia
Sledge — (sl[e^]j), n. [Perhaps from sleds, pl. of sled, confused with sledge a hammer. See {Sled}, n.] 1. A strong vehicle with low runners or low wheels; or one without wheels or runners, made of plank slightly turned up at one end, used for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sled — (sl[e^]d), n. [Akin to D. slede, G. schlitten, OHG. slito, Icel. sle[eth]i, Sw. sl[ a]de, Dan. sl[ae]de, and E. slide, v. See {Slide}, and cf. {Sledge} a vehicle, {Sleigh}.] 1. A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sledge — Sled Sled (sl[e^]d), n. [Akin to D. slede, G. schlitten, OHG. slito, Icel. sle[eth]i, Sw. sl[ a]de, Dan. sl[ae]de, and E. slide, v. See {Slide}, and cf. {Sledge} a vehicle, {Sleigh}.] 1. A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sledge — [sledʒ] noun [C] British I a vehicle that you sit on to slide over snow. It moves on smooth pieces of wood or plastic. II verb [I] British sledge [sledʒ] to ride on a sledge … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
sledge — sledge1 [slej] n., vt., vi. sledged, sledging [ME slegge < OE slecge < base of slean, to strike, SLAY] SLEDGEHAMMER sledge2 [slej] n. [MDu sleedse, akin to sledde, SLED] a sled or sleigh for carrying loads over ice, snow, etc … English World dictionary
sled — n. snow vehicle that glides over snow on two ski like runners (especially one used by children to glide down snow covered hills); sledge v. travel by sled; transfer by sled, transport by sled … English contemporary dictionary
