sled

• n. そり
• vi.そりに乗る；そりで運ぶ
• vt.綿摘み機で綿を摘む；そりで運ぶ

中オランダ語sledde「そり」から、原ゲルマン語*slido「そり」、PIE*sleidh「すべり台」から、語源はslideと同じ。

sled (n.)

early 14c., "a dragged vehicle used for transport of heavy goods," from Middle Dutch sledde "sled," from Proto-Germanic *slid- (cognates: Old Saxon slido, Old Norse sleei, Danish sl?de, Swedish sl?de, Old High German slito, German Schlitten "sledge"), from the same root as Old English slidan (see slide (v.)). Not found in Old English. In reference to a sleigh used for travel or recreation, it is attested from 1580s, now mainly American English.

sled (v.)

"transport on a sled," 1718; "ride on a sled," 1780, from sled (n.). Related: Sledded; sledding.

1. He pulled the lightened sled with all his strength.

彼は重量を減らしたそりを全力で引いた。

2.Jack dug his sled out of the cellar.

ジャックは穴蔵からそりを見つけた。

3.The sled gathered speed as it moved down the hill.

そりが山の下に滑るときの速度はますます速くなっている。

4.You can coast downhill on a sled or a bicycle.

そりや自転車で麓に滑ることができます。

5.The sled struck the tree head-on.

そりがその木に頭をぶつけた。