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To push behind the dog sled and run in front of the dog sled. That was always an interesting job.
Ann Bancroft

Meaning of "sled" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLED

sled  [slɛd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sled is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SLED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sled

Sled

A sled, sledge, or sleigh is a land vehicle with a smooth underside or possessing a separate body supported by two or more smooth, relatively narrow, longitudinal runners that travels by sliding across a surface. Most sleds are used on surfaces with low friction, such as snow or ice. In some cases, sleds may be used on mud, grass, or even smooth stones. They may be used to transport passengers, cargo, or both. Shades of meaning differentiating the three terms often reflect regional variations depending on historical uses and prevailing climate. In Britain the three terms are generally quite similar in meaning, although sledge usually refers to a smaller sled, used mostly for freight, one that can generally transport no more than one or two persons with only a limited amount of cargo. Sledges may be pulled by dogs or other smaller animals, although confusingly a sledge pulled by a dog in British English is often referred to as a dog-sled. A small recreational sled, pulled by humans, can also be referred to as a sledge. Sleigh remains largely a synonym for sled regardless of its capacity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLED


delead
diːˈlɛd
dogsled
ˈdɒɡˌslɛd
fled
flɛd
gled
ɡlɛd
led
lɛd
market-led
ˌmɑːkɪtˈlɛd
naled
ˈneɪlɛd
pearl-handled
ˌpɜːlˈhændlɛd
pled
plɛd
unlead
ʌnˈlɛd
unled
ʌnˈlɛd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLED

sleaze
sleazebag
sleazeball
sleazier
sleaziest
sleazily
sleaziness
sleazo
sleazoid
sleazy
sled dog
sledder
sledding
sledge
sledgehammer
sledger
sledging
sleech
sleechy
sleek

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLED

air-cooled
called
cancelled
controlled
coupled
detailed
disabled
entitled
failed
filled
handled
installed
rolled
ruled
scheduled
sealed
skilled
so-called
titled
untitled

Synonyms and antonyms of sled in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sled» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLED

Find out the translation of sled to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sled from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sled» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雪橇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trineo
570 millions of speakers

English

sled
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्लेज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زلاجات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

санки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sled
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্লেজগাড়ী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

traîneau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sled
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlitten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

そり
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

썰매
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sled
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xe trượt tuyết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சவாரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्लेज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kızak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

slitta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sanki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

санки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sanie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έλκηθρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

släde
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slede
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sled

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLED»

The term «sled» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.248 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sled

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2 QUOTES WITH «SLED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sled.
1
Ann Bancroft
To push behind the dog sled and run in front of the dog sled. That was always an interesting job.
2
Duke Kahanamoku
Every day of the year where the water is 76, day and night, and the waves roll high, I take my sled, without runners, and coast down the face of the big waves that roll in at Waikiki.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLED»

Discover the use of sled in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sled and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sled Driver: Flying the World's Fastest Jet
SLED DRIVER takes the reader through riveting accounts of the rigors of initial training, the gamut of emotions experienced while flying over hostile territory, & the sheer joy of displaying the jet at some of the world's largest airshows.
Brian Shul, Sheila Kathleen O'Grady, 1991
2
Sled: A Play
This is a play of tragic destiny that addresses the "painful infection in our strong, our red heart", the red heart being the red maple leaf on our flag, and the pain: the painful mysteries of being human.
Judith Thompson, 1997
3
Sarah and the Blue Sled: Sarah's World (Series)
While she waits for snow - she and her blue sled have no where to go. Soooooo - Look for the activity page at the end of this book - children can relate to the characters by drawing or telling their story about a similar event.
Gail Howell, 2010
4
The Sled Book: Notes Concerning Winter's Favorite Pastime
The Sled Book: Notes Concerning Winter's Favorite Pastimeby Brice HoskinA successful sledmaker takes readers through a brief history of sleds and sledding, and taps into the emotional pull that many of us feel when we see those first frosty ...
Bruce Hoskin, 2007
5
The Sled: A Christmas Story
The Sled
Don Hiscox, 2011
6
Sled Dogs: Speeding Through Snow
Explores the nature and work of sled dogs, what kinds of breeds make sled dogs, and the history of dogsled racing.
Alice B. McGinty, 1999
7
Big-enough Anna: The Little Sled Dog who Braved the Arctic
Describes how a small dog became the lead dog as her musher, Pam Flowers, prepared for and made her historic journey alone across the North American Arctic.
Pam Flowers, 2003
8
The Magnificent Book of Kites: Explorations in Design, ...
The Allison Polymorphic Kite, or The Sled Scott Decision The sled is one of eight generic kite types. lt has been generally assumed that the name, sled, was chosen because the kite resembles a sled in flight. A little digging into kite history,  ...
Maxwell Eden, 2002
9
Soldiers & Sled Dogs: A History of Military Dog Mushing
This hundred-year history of canine military service from the frozen reaches of Alaska to the snowy battlefields of World Wars I and II is told fully for the first time in this book by former army officer and longtime sled dog aficionado ...
Charles L. Dean, 2005
10
Santa's new sled
Santa's old sled will not go on Christmas Eve and he looks for something faster.
Sharon Peters, 1981

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sled is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Attorney for officer charged with murder says SLED missed 2 bullets …
Along with the bullets, attorney Andy Savage says SLED agents also deleted a three-dimensional scan of the scene because it wasn't done properly. Savage ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
2
U.S. blanks Canada for gold at IPC World Sled Hockey Championship
The U.S. scored all its goals in the third period to beat Canada 3-0 in the IPC World Sled Hockey Championship gold-medal game in Buffalo, N.Y., the ... «NBCSports.com, May 15»
3
Dallas Seavey wins third Iditarod sled dog race in 4 years
March 16: Dallas Seavey speaks after being the first musher to reach the Koyuk, Alaska, checkpoint during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. He went on to win ... «Fox News, Mar 15»
4
Breathtaking photographs capture Alaska's legendary Iditarod sled
It usually starts 225 miles south in Willow, but poor conditions this year led organizers to reroute the trail around a mountain range. Aaron Burmeister reclaimed ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
5
Blind Sled Dog Helps Musher Along Iditarod Route
But Laura is comfortable running in every spot on Maixner's sled team — except lead. When the pediatric dentist puts her in front, she relies on the other dog ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
6
How To Win The Iditarod, Alaska's 1000-Mile Sled Dog Race
Defending champion Dallas Seavey takes off Saturday, March 2, 2013, in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, for the ceremonial start of the 2013 Iditarod Trail Sled ... «WBUR, Mar 15»
7
Alaska's famed sled-dog race begins with ceremonial run
... kickoff leg serves as a curtainraiser for a timed competition that commemorates a 1925 mission that delivered diphtheria serum to Nome by sled-dog relay. «Reuters, Mar 15»
8
Sledders defy police with 'sled-in' protest on Capitol Hill
The snow-covered slopes of Capitol Hill became the scene of an unusual "sled-in" protest -- and with most of Congress closed for business on Thursday, they ... «Fox News, Mar 15»
9
Climate Change Puts Alaska's Sled Dog Races On Thin Ice
For more than 30 years, the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog race, which begins Saturday, has followed the Yukon River between Whitehorse, ... «NPR, Feb 15»
10
Warm weather, lack of snow has Alaska sled dog races scrambling
Anna Berington mushes down a snow-starved section of the Iditarod Trail in the middle of the Farewell Burn during the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. «Alaska Dispatch News, Jan 15»

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