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How to pronounce sled in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms sleigh
Type of ride
Has types bobsled, dogsled, bob, mush, toboggan, luge
Derivation sledder, sledding
Type Words
Synonyms sledge, sleigh
Type of vehicle
Has types bobsled, bobsleigh, dog sled, dog sleigh, dogsled, luge, pung, bob, toboggan

Examples of sled

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If your child is too young for this, have them put a stuffed animal on the sled.
From the kentucky.com
Bureau Director Robert Groves was transported by dog sled to initiate the count.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Turns out, there's no real way to stop a dog sled careering down a mountain run.
From the washingtonpost.com
Since then, his family has bred five Iditarod racers and 100 champion sled dogs.
From the cnn.com
The governor appoints the SLED chief for a six-year term, but he can't fire him.
From the thestate.com
She stood on her sled, facing the wrong way, but ended up face-down in the snow.
From the newsobserver.com
LaVallee made modifications to his sled, helping him get the height he required.
From the newsobserver.com
It's up to the musher to put on the brake so the sled doesn't run over the dogs.
From the delawareonline.com
Rick tells me to shove a bench loaded with weights across the floor like a sled.
From the timesunion.com
More examples
  • Ride (on) a sled
  • A vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
  • (sledding) the sport of riding on a sled or sleigh
  • (sledding) going: advancing toward a goal; "persuading him was easy going"; "the proposal faces tough sledding"
  • A sled is a sliding vehicle designed to transport passengers and/or cargo by using a running mechanism and smooth undersides instead of wheels. ...
  • Sledding (US), sled-riding (US), sledging or tobogganing is a common activity in wintry areas, similar to sliding, but in a prone or seated position requiring a device or vehicle generically known in the US as a sled or in other countries as a sledge or toboggan. ...
  • A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice; A small, light vehicle with runners, used, mostly by young persons, for sliding on snow or ice; To ride a sled
  • (Sledding) On the substantial hill behind the park office. Warming hut nearby.
  • Reference quite often given to a customer's old trade-in which is usually "beat up" and worth little or nothing.