sled / sled/ • n. a vehicle on runners for traveling over snow or ice, either pushed or pulled, drawn by horses, dogs, or a motor vehicle, or allowed to slide downhill. ∎ another term for sledge¹ . ∎ another term for snowmobile.• v. (sled·ded, sled·ding) [intr.] ride on a sled: they sledded down the slopes in the frozen snow | [as n.] (sledding) the sledding has been excellent this year.

sled sledge, sleigh. XIV. — MLG. sledde, corr. to MHG. slitte (G. schlitten), and rel. to MLG., MDu. slēde, (Du. slede, slee), OHG. slito, ON. sleōi, f. *slid- *slīd- SLIDE.