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# sled

«sled» in Mova's school dictionary: **A small vehicle that slides over snow, used by children…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a sled, sleds); verb (sled, sleds, sledded, sledding)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (mainly US, Canada) A small vehicle that slides over snow, used by children for fun on hills; in the UK called a sledge, in Australia sometimes a toboggan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/#m1)

2) A bigger vehicle pulled by dogs or reindeer over snow and ice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/#m2)

3) (verb) To ride on a sled: We went sledding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In winter stories and everyday life in snowy places, kids go sledding down hills; Santa's sleigh and Arctic dog sleds appear in stories. In safety lessons: sled feet-first, away from roads and trees, and wear a helmet. In maths: «A sled slides 40 m in 8 s — speed 5 m a second». Phrases: «go sledding», «dog sled», «sled run», «pull a sled».

### examples

- We went sledding on the big hill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/#x1)
- The dog sled raced across the ice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/#x2)
- My sled can carry two children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/#x3)
- Always sled feet-first and away from trees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/#x4)
- The sled went 60 metres in 10 seconds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/#x5)
- Dad pulled the sled up the hill again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/#x6)
- In the UK we call it a sledge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/#x7)

### note

Plural: sleds. Past tense: sledded (double d). US/Canada «sled» = UK «sledge»; a «sleigh» is a bigger, horse- or reindeer-drawn kind. Ice and snow can be dangerous; slide only where it is safe.

### In the corpora

- [Husky teams pull sleds across snow, and sled dog races in Alaska run for more than a thousand kilometres.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/196-working-dogs-guide-sniffer-sheep-rescue-and-helper-dogs/10/)
- [Sled sitting up and feet first, on a hill away from roads, trees and ponds; head-first sledding causes injuries.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/16/)
- [Stop sledding when it gets dark, because you cannot see obstacles.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/17/)
- [Sled feet first, sitting up, on a hill away from roads, trees and ponds; head-first sledding causes injuries.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/328-rackets-running-football-names-goals-sledding-and-practice/10/)
- [Stop sledding when it gets dark, because you cannot see obstacles.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/328-rackets-running-football-names-goals-sledding-and-practice/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sled» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.