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Synonyms for sled

Most common

sledge sleigh toboggan slide

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

2. Boat — A car (automobile) or truck, usually called so with the implication of sledlike traits, heavy, low-slung, and…

boat, land yacht

Other

slide

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A car (automobile) or truck, usually called so with the implication of sledlike traits: heavy, low-slung, and prone to going fast but not braking or cornering particularly well.

    Near-synonyms: land yacht, boat

  2. n. 2

    A small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills; no draft animal pulls it.

    The child zoomed down the hill on his sled.

Forms

Plural
sleds → sledges, toboggans, sleighs, boats…

Example sentences

  • sledge The children are pulling the sledge up the hill.
  • sleigh Santa Claus' sleigh is pulled by flying reindeer.
  • toboggan The children rode a toboggan down the hill in the snowy weather.
  • slide Now, just let the clay slide between your fingers.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sledrising
sledgesteady
sleighrising
toboggansteady
slidesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
boat1
5 letters
slide1
6 letters
sledge1, sleigh1
8 letters
toboggan3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (toboggan3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
luge
Italiano
slitta
Deutsch
Schlitten
Català
carràs