Sledges: meaning, definitions and examples
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sledges
[ sledสษชz ]
winter activity
A vehicle typically on runners for traveling on snow or ice, having one or more seats and usually drawn by a horse or dog.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- A group of children riding on sledges down the snowy hill.
- The dogs pulled the sledge across the frozen tundra.
construction
A heavy hammer with a large flat metal head.
Synonyms
driving hammer, maul, sledging hammer
Examples of usage
- The workers used sledges to drive the stakes into the ground.
- He swung the sledge down onto the metal sheet.
Translations
Translations of the word "sledges" in other languages:
๐ต๐น trenรณs
๐ฎ๐ณ เคธเฅเคฒเฅเค
๐ฉ๐ช Schlitten
๐ฎ๐ฉ kereta luncur
๐บ๐ฆ ัะฐะฝัะฐัะฐ
๐ต๐ฑ sanie
๐ฏ๐ต ใใ
๐ซ๐ท traรฎneaux
๐ช๐ธ trineos
๐น๐ท kฤฑzaklar
๐ฐ๐ท ์ฐ๋งค
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุฒุงูุฌ
๐จ๐ฟ sรกnฤ
๐ธ๐ฐ sane
๐จ๐ณ ้ชๆฉ
๐ธ๐ฎ sani
๐ฎ๐ธ sleรฐar
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะฐะฝะฐ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแ แฎแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ xizษklษr
๐ฒ๐ฝ trineos
Word origin
The word 'sledge' originated from the Old English word 'slecg', which meant a large hammer or mallet. Over time, the term evolved to refer to a vehicle used for traveling over snow or ice. Sledges have been used for centuries in colder regions for transportation and recreational activities.
See also: sledge, sledgehammer.