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SLEJ/sledʒ/

A sledge is a vehicle for sliding over snow — children sit on it, or animals pull a larger one. Countable: a sledge, sledges. British spelling: sledge. American English often says sled. A ski is long and you stand on two of them; a snowboard is one board for standing. Mix-up: sledge vs sludge (thick mud) — extra u, different meaning.

Meaning

A vehicle for sliding over snow, used by children or pulled by animals (British).

Examples

• “We went down the hill on a sledge.”
• “Hold the rope on the sledge.”
• “The hill is perfect for a sledge today.”

Good to know

a sledge (British). American: sled. Contrast: ski (stand, two), snowboard (stand, one). Mix-up: sludge.

Near in meaning

sled

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