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SLED
sled, sledge, sleigh
(noun) a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
sled, sleigh
(verb) ride (on) a sled
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sled (plural sleds)
A small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills. (A "sled" in this sense is not pulled by an animal as a "sleigh" is.)
(US) A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice. (contrast "sleigh", which is larger)
(slang) A snowmobile.
Verb
sled (third-person singular simple present sleds, present participle sledding, simple past and past participle sledded)
(intransitive) To ride a sled.
(transitive) To convey on a sled.
Anagrams
• Dels, EDLs, ELSD, LEDs, dels, seld
Noun
SLED (plural SLEDs)
(computing) Acronym of single large expensive disk.
Coordinate term: RAID
Source: Wiktionary
Sled, n. Etym: [Akin to D. slede, G. schlitten, OHG. slito, Icel. sle, Sw. släde, Dan. sl, 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; -- in England called sledge.
2. A small, light vehicle with runners, used, mostly by young persons, for sliding on snow or ice.
Sled, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sledded; p. pr. & vb. n. Sledding.]
Definition: To convey or transport on a sled; as, to sled wood or timber.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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