Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: sledge
IPA transcription: [sl'ɛdʒ]
Pronunciations of sledge
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: maul, sledge, sledgehammer
    Meaning: a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
  • Synonyms: sled, sledge, sleigh
    Meaning: a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: sledgehammer, sledge
    Meaning: beat with a sledgehammer
  • Synonyms: sledge
    Meaning: ride in or travel with a sledge; "the antarctic expedition sledged along the coastline"; "The children sledged all day by the lake"
  • Synonyms: sledge
    Meaning: transport in a sleigh
Usage examples
  • Clark led on ski, captaining a sledge with 400 lbs.
  • The accident with the motor sledge has made people nervous.
  • Bowers hung on to the sledge, Evans and Oates had to lengthen out.
  • My pony snorted wildly and sprang forward as the sledge banged to the ground.
  • Wilson, Bowers, and I went back for the sledge, whilst Oates remained with him.
  • Soon got to a steep grade, when the sledge overran and upset us one after another.
  • Here Wilson detached himself and made a collection, whilst we pulled the sledge on.
  • The Esquimaux shoot seals by pushing a white screen before them over the ice, on a sledge.
  • Day has been explaining the manner in which he hopes to be able to cope with the motor sledge difficulty.
  • On Christmas Eve Santa Claus came in his sledge heaped high with presents, urging his team of reindeer across the field.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Air-tractor sledge, License CC BY-SA 4.0