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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSled
/slɛd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An vehicle with runners instead of wheels, used for moving over snow or ice, typically downhill for recreation or as a means of transport in snowy regions.
"The children loaded up their wooden sled and pulled it to the top of the snowy hill."
- 1
To ride on a sled or to transport something using a sled.
"They spent the entire afternoon sledding down the steep slope behind the cabin."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English sledDE, which comes from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German sledde, related to slide. It shares an ultimate Proto-Germanic root meaning to slide or slip, appearing historically in various northern European languages for vehicles designed for snow or ice.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sled" is said worldwide
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luge
Transliteration: lyʒ
"Les enfants font de la luge dans la neige."
Schlitten
Transliteration: ˈʃlɪtn̩
"Wir fahren mit dem Schlitten den Berg hinunter."
slitta
Transliteration: ˈslit.ta
"I bambini giocano con la slitta sulla neve."
trineo
Transliteration: triˈne.o
"Bajaron la colina montados en un trineo."
trenó
Transliteration: tɾeˈnɔ
"O papai noel viaja em seu trenó mágico."
बर्फ की गाड़ी
Transliteration: barf ki gadi
"बच्चे बर्फ पर स्लेज चला रहे हैं।"
雪橇
Transliteration: xuěqiāo
"孩子们在雪坡上玩雪橇。"
썰매
Transliteration: sseolmae
"아이들이 언덕에서 썰매를 타고 있습니다."
そり
Transliteration: sori
"子供たちは雪の中でそりに乗って遊びました。"
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