dogsled
3
3.5
- noun
- /ˈdɔɡˌslɛd/
- UK
:
trineo tirado por perros
- In Alaska, a local tour offers visitors an unforgettable ride on a dogsled pulled by energetic huskies.
- dogsled race
- dogsled route
- dogsled team
Examples
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People drive snowmobiles, dogsleds, and even pickup trucks on the frozen river in winter.
Fiction book (2001) -
Aurora Village also provides daytime activities like dogsled riding and snowmobile experiences, so visitors won't be idle for a second.
Blog text (17) -
All in favor of starting a dogsled team say "I."
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Maybe you should find yourself another dogsled team and try again.
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If we're going to be a dogsled team, we will need someone to teach us how.
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That's where the finish line is for the annual dogsled race.
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Shasta, we took a vote and decided to help you start a dogsled team.
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Please, for Christmas... ...if there's any way you could surprise me with a dogsled team... ...so I can enter the race, I'd really appreciate it.
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What if these five Golden Retriever pups just appeared, and we were going to start a dogsled team?
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The dogsled—with Skava on it—and most of the men had passed me by.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
98
3.0
A low open vehicle on runners pulled by horses or dogs over snow
96
1.1
A low vehicle with runners that moves over snow, often pulled by dogs
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3.1
Dogs pull a sled that carries people or supplies over snow
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2.7
A vehicle with runners that moves over snow, often pulled by dogs or horses
A sled pulled by dogs for travel over snow
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dogsled comes from simply joining dog and sled, so it literally means a 'sled pulled by dogs', which is why a dogsled is the sled used to travel or carry things over snow.