sled
part of speech
noun (a sled, sleds); verb (sled, sleds, sledded, sledding)
meaning for a pupil
1) (mainly US, Canada) A small vehicle that slides over snow, used by children for fun on hills; in the UK called a sledge, in Australia sometimes a toboggan. tree →
2) A bigger vehicle pulled by dogs or reindeer over snow and ice. tree →
3) (verb) To ride on a sled: We went sledding. tree →
sense in the lessons
In winter stories and everyday life in snowy places, kids go sledding down hills; Santa's sleigh and Arctic dog sleds appear in stories. In safety lessons: sled feet-first, away from roads and trees, and wear a helmet. In maths: «A sled slides 40 m in 8 s — speed 5 m a second». Phrases: «go sledding», «dog sled», «sled run», «pull a sled».
examples
- We went sledding on the big hill. tree →
- The dog sled raced across the ice. tree →
- My sled can carry two children. tree →
- Always sled feet-first and away from trees. tree →
- The sled went 60 metres in 10 seconds. tree →
- Dad pulled the sled up the hill again. tree →
- In the UK we call it a sledge. tree →
note
Plural: sleds. Past tense: sledded (double d). US/Canada «sled» = UK «sledge»; a «sleigh» is a bigger, horse- or reindeer-drawn kind. Ice and snow can be dangerous; slide only where it is safe.
In the corpora
- Husky teams pull sleds across snow, and sled dog races in Alaska run for more than a thousand kilometres.
- Sled sitting up and feet first, on a hill away from roads, trees and ponds; head-first sledding causes injuries.
- Stop sledding when it gets dark, because you cannot see obstacles.
- Sled feet first, sitting up, on a hill away from roads, trees and ponds; head-first sledding causes injuries.
- Stop sledding when it gets dark, because you cannot see obstacles.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «sled» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.