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sled(1) (iou)



sled noun. Now chiefly dial. & N. Amer. ME.
[Middle Low German sledde corresp. to Middle High German slitte (German Schlitten) and rel. to Middle Low German, Middle Dutch slede, Dutch slede, slee (see SLEIGH noun1), Old High German slito, Old Norse sleei, from base also of SLIDE verb: see SLEDGE noun2. Cf. SLADE noun2.]
= SLEDGE noun2 1. ME.
b. Any of various devices made to be towed along the seabed. M20.
More fully rocket sled. A rocket-propelled vehicle running on rails, used to subject things to controlled high acceleration and deceleration. M20.