kicksled
kicksled noun: a type of small sled consisting of a handlebar mounted on a pair of flexible metal runners. The driver stands on the runners and kicks the sled forward with one foot. In front of the handlebar there's often a seat for a passenger.
Noun
kicksled (plural kicksleds)
Verb
kicksled (third-person singular simple present kicksleds, present participle kicksledding, simple past and past participle kicksledded)
- To travel by kicksled
- They were popularized by kicksledding and dog scootering – used to keep sled dogs in shape in summer.2009 March 24, “Bicycle? Scooter? Actually, it's both”, in Toronto Star
Synonyms of kicksled
Forms of kicksled
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | kicksleds |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | kicksleds |
| present participle | kicksledding |
| past participle | kicksledded |
| past | kicksledded |
Origin of kicksled
Calque of Finnish potkukelkka (“kick sled”), equivalent to kick + sled. This term possibly because arose the device appears to be first introduced to larger American audience in the form kick-sled in the Feb. 26th 1940 issue of the Life magazine in a story of the Finnish Winter War.
Questions about kicksled
- What does kicksled mean?
- Kicksled means a type of small sled consisting of a handlebar mounted on a pair of flexible metal runners. The driver stands on the runners and kicks the sled forward with one foot. In front of the handlebar there's often a seat for a passenger.
- What part of speech is kicksled?
- Kicksled can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of kicksled?
- The plural of kicksled is kicksleds.
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