The meaning of Sled

noun

A mechanically steered and braked sled, typically manned by crews of two or four, used for racing down a steep ice-covered run with banked curves; a bobsleigh.

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The olympic committee said the bobsled association and ‘entrepreneurs or elites in our society’ wer…

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A small vehicle with long metal blades under it, built for racing down tracks covered with ice

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Occasionally the bobsleds crash and turn over., he rode in a bobsled for the first time yesterday.,…

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A mechanically steered and braked sledge, typically for two or four people, used for racing down an ice-covered run.

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The winter olympics feature events such as the skeleton, the bobsleigh and snowboarding, as well as…

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A small open horse-drawn carriage for one person.

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As dusk drew near there was a general handshaking, and the carrioles scurried off along the highway.

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A small mat for a bottle or glass.

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Sophie would make you put your glass on a coaster.

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A person or thing that cuts something.

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Her face was furrowed with impatience, and she looked, then, almost my own age, middle twenties, in…

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A tool or device for cutting something

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Slide the frittata out of the pan and slice it with a pizza cutter., a hedge/wire/pastry cutter, th…

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A person, especially a worker, who cuts something

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The exploitation of sugar cane cutters in haiti is well known., he worked at the meat plant for 35 …

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A type of covered russian sledge.

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The silent and robust young man riding the horse that drew her kibitka was the chieftain of his tri…

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A sledge drawn by dogs, used by the people of labrador.

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You can find modern racing sleds next to traditional inuit komatiks, low-lying sleds where the mush…

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A light toboggan for one or two people, ridden in a sitting or supine position.

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I met karmen and elle at the top again, the two of them breathless from trying to figure out how to…

verb

Ride on a luge.

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Youths luged in a reckless style

noun

A sledge used for racing on ice. the person using it lies on their back with their feet pointing forward.

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A vehicle on runners for conveying loads or passengers over snow or ice, often pulled by draught animals.

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A dog sledge

verb

Travel or slide downhill over snow on a sledge.

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They sledged down the slopes in the frozen snow

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Make taunting or teasing remarks to (an opposing player, especially a batsman) in order to disturb their concentration.

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Zol smashed zaheer for a couple of fours immediately after being sledged by the veteran seamer

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A sledge drawn by horses or reindeer, especially one used for passengers.

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Dog sleds and horse drawn sleighs are also available.

verb

Ride on a sleigh.

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As children we sleighed on big drifts in the winter

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A large sled (= vehicle for traveling over snow and ice) pulled by animals, esp. horses

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A sleigh ride

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A long, light, narrow vehicle, typically on runners, used for sliding downhill over snow or ice.

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Then, my daughter slid off the toboggan head first into a snow bank, and when i pulled her out she …

verb

Slide downhill over snow on a toboggan.

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My kids love to go tobogganing in the park before christmas dinner

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A piece of equipment used for sliding over snow and ice which consists of long, thin boards fixed together that curve up at the front

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A type of sledge formerly used by north american indians (especially of the great plains) to carry goods, consisting of two joined poles pulled by a horse or dog.

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Domesticated dogs carried blackfoot belongings by pulling a loaded travois consisting of two long p…

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A russian vehicle pulled by a team of three horses abreast.

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A ride through the forests on a troika - a sleigh pulled by three horses - is a real treat.

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A group of three people, especially government officials

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She is a member of the president's troika of close advisers.