Toboggan vs. Sled

Toboggannoun

A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.

Toboggannoun

A similar sled of wood, pulled by dogs, possibly with steel runners, made to transport cargo.

Toboggannoun

Something which, once it starts going (figuratively) downhill, is unstoppable until it reaches the bottom.

Toboggannoun

A knit cap, designed to provide warmth in cold weather.

Tobogganverb

To slide down a hill on a toboggan or other object.

Tobogganverb

To figuratively go downhill unstoppably until one reaches the bottom.

Toboggannoun

A kind of sledge made of pliable board, turned up at one or both ends, used for coasting down hills or prepared inclined planes; also, a sleigh or sledge, to be drawn by dogs, or by hand, over soft and deep snow.

Tobogganverb

To slide down hill over the snow or ice on a toboggan.

Toboggannoun

a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front

Tobogganverb

move along on a luge or toboggan

Toboggan

A toboggan is a simple sled traditionally used by children. It is also a traditional form of transport used by the Innu and Cree of northern Canada.

Slednoun

A small, light vehicle with runners, used, mostly by young persons, for sliding on snow or ice. A "sled" in this sense is not pulled by an animal as a "sleigh" is.

Slednoun

(US) A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice. contrast "sleigh", which is larger

Slednoun

(slang) A snowmobile.

Sledverb

To ride a sled.

Slednoun

A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice; - in England called sledge.

Slednoun

A small, light vehicle with runners, used, mostly by young persons, for sliding on snow or ice.

Sledverb

To convey or transport on a sled; as, to sled wood or timber.

Slednoun

a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow

Sledverb

ride (on) a sled

Sled

A sled, sledge, or sleigh is a land vehicle that slides across a surface, usually of ice or snow. It is built with either a smooth underside or a separate body supported by two or more smooth, relatively narrow, longitudinal runners similar in principle to skis.