sledge
noun/slɛdʒ/
Frequency rank: #12,187 most common English word
Meaning
a vehicle on runners used for traveling over snow or ice, often pulled by animals or pushed by hand.
Example sentence
The explorers loaded their supplies onto sledge and set off across the frozen tundra, guided by a team of huskies.
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