sled

Downhill winter vehicle

A sled is a vehicle with runners for traveling over snow or ice.

Children ride sleds down snowy hills; dogs pull sleds across frozen terrain.

The verb means to ride one: We went sledding after the first snowfall.

In American English, sled and sleigh overlap, though sleigh tends toward larger, horse-drawn vehicles.

downhill

toboggan

Runnerless snow vehicle

  • lugeFeet-first racing sled
  • slopeAngled terrain or steepness
  • descentDownward slope or lineage

gravity · glide · velocity · hill · incline · steep · chute · trail · plunge · drop

vehicle

toboggan

Runnerless snow vehicle

runner · blade · steering · brake · seat · rope · wooden · plastic

winter

snow

Frozen crystalline precipitation

snowflakes · frozen · cold · bundled · mittens · parka · scarf · snowsuit · chill · flurry

sport

luge

Feet-first racing sled

track · course · timing · sprint · relay · racing · championship · athlete

transport

travois

A-frame hauling device

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

musher · huskies · expedition · arctic · supplies · provisions · load · team · harness · traces

recreation

tobogganing

Sliding downhill on snow

  • sleighingTraveling by sled
  • funAmusement or pleasure
  • playRecreation or staged drama

joyride · family · kids · laughter · frolic · adventure · excitement · holiday · tubing · backyard

festive

reindeer

Arctic deer species

holiday · yuletide · troika

Categories
Opposites
locomotion surface

sledboat

Watercraft for travel

watercraft · canoe · kayak · raft · jet ski

movement mechanism

sledwagon

Wheeled hauling vehicle

cart · wheelbarrow · bicycle · tricycle · scooter

mode of snow/ice travel

sledski

Snow-gliding footwear attachment

skis · snowshoes · ice skates · skates · snowboard

Phrases
Family

sleigh, sleds, sledge, sledding, bobsled, dogsled, sledded, bobsleigh, sledgehammer

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G