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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Christina Coulter, Fox News, 14 June 2024
Exuding a disregard for the way things were, these atypical EVs place a finer emphasis on four-digit horsepower and ultra-slippery aerodynamics, all while introducing avant-garde design cues that bear little resemblance to those found on more familiar six- and seven-figure sleds.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 26 July 2024
Catherine Garcia, theweek, 30 July 2024
Graphs showing the declining share of American workers who are union members since the Eighties resemble the gradient of Park Slope: gentle enough for a four-year-old to sled down, but very likely, in the end, to land you in the Gowanus Canal.
—Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
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Noun
It was said some sort of sled was used to move Brogle’s body at one point.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 14 June 2024
Exuding a disregard for the way things were, these atypical EVs place a finer emphasis on four-digit horsepower and ultra-slippery aerodynamics, all while introducing avant-garde design cues that bear little resemblance to those found on more familiar six- and seven-figure sleds.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 26 July 2024
Verb
Guests at Sand Valley Resort can do just about anything on this 12,000-acre property, from playing matches on one of the 16 grass tennis courts to sledding down the sand dunes to angling with the resident fisher.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 30 July 2024
Graphs showing the declining share of American workers who are union members since the Eighties resemble the gradient of Park Slope: gentle enough for a four-year-old to sled down, but very likely, in the end, to land you in the Gowanus Canal.
—Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
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“Sled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sled. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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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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