sleds

Noun

sled (plural sleds)

1. A small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills; no draft animal pulls it.
   • The child zoomed down the hill on his sled.
2. (Canada, US) A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice, and often pulled by sled dogs.
   • "Mush!" he yelled at the dogs pulling the sled.
3. (Canada, US, slang) A snowmobile.
   • We saw them go by on their sleds this afternoon, headed toward their grandfather's quarter section.
4. (Canada, US, figuratively, slang) A car (automobile) or truck, usually called so with the implication of sledlike traits: heavy, low-slung, and prone to going fast but not braking or cornering particularly well.
   • Near-synonyms: land yacht, boat

   Synonyms:

   land yacht, boat

5. A piece of exercise equipment, used in American football training etc., that provides resistance as it is moved over a flat surface.

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