sledge [sledgesledgessledgedsledging] BrE [sledʒ] NAmE [sledʒ] (BrE) (alsosled NAmE, BrE)noun, verb noun a vehicle for travelling over snow and ice, with long narrow strips of wood or metal instead of wheels. Larger sledges are pulled by horses or dogs and smaller ones are used for going down hills as a sport or for pleasure. compare ↑sleigh, ↑toboggan
Word Origin: late 16th cent. (as a noun): from Middle Dutch sleedse; related to ↑sled. The verb dates from the early 18th cent.
verb intransitive to ride on a ↑sledge / ↑sled •We were hoping we could go sledging. Verb forms:
Word Origin: late 16th cent. (as a noun): from Middle Dutch sleedse; related to ↑sled. The verb dates from the early 18th cent.
