sled´like´

sled «slehd», noun, verb, sled|ded, sled|ding.

–n.

1. a) a framework of boards mounted on runners for use on snow or ice. Sleds pulled by dogs are in common use in the Arctic. b) British. a toboggan.

2. = sleigh. (Cf. ↑sleigh)

3. a framework that moves on rails at controlled speeds, for testing effects, as of acceleration, deceleration, heat, or shock, produced on a vehicle or person.

–v.i.

to ride on or in a sled.

–v.t.

to carry (something) on a sled: »

to sled logs out of the forest.

╂[< Middle Dutch sledde]

–sled´like´, adjective.