dogsled

Husky-pulled vehicle

A dogsled is a sled pulled by a team of dogs, used for transportation across snow and ice.

Dogsleds were essential to Arctic and subarctic peoples and later to polar explorers.

The verb means to travel by dogsled: We dogsledded across the frozen lake.

Also spelled dog sled.

breeds

husky

Rough-voiced or stocky

undercoat

mushing

harness

Straps controlling an animal

haw · whoa · hike · team · kennel · booties · checkpoint · handler · stakeout

winter

snow

Frozen crystalline precipitation

parka · mittens · frozen · snowfall · subzero · whiteout · snowdrift · icebound · cold snap · windchill

arctic

tundra

Frigid treeless biome

permafrost · Inuit · igloo · aurora · blizzard · caribou · walrus · seal · polar bear · midnight sun

transport

sleigh

Animal-drawn snow vehicle

  • cargoTransported goods
  • freightGoods being transported
  • haulPull or carry laboriously

traverse · toboggan · payload · supply run · mail delivery · trapping · provisions · fur trade · relay · basket

expedition

journey

Travel from place to place

voyage · pioneer · navigate · trailblazing · wilderness · survival · endurance · terrain · uncharted · remote

Categories
Opposites
propulsion method

dogsledsnowmobile

Motor vehicle for snow

snowcat · ATV · four-wheeler · snow machine · automobile

technological era

dogsledsnowmobile

Motor vehicle for snow

hovercraft · helicopter · bush plane · drone

terrain/environment

dogsledboat

Watercraft for travel

canoe · sailboat · kayak · raft · wagon

Family

dogsleds, dogsledding, dogsledder, dogsledders

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G