 7 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sledge
noun
1: a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs;
for transportation over snow [syn: {sled}, {sleigh}]
2: a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
[syn: {maul}, {sledgehammer}]
verb
1: transport in a sleigh
2: ride in or travel with a sledge; "the antarctic expedition
sledged along the coastline"; "The children sledged all
day by the lake"
3: beat with a sledgehammer [syn: {sledgehammer}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sledge \Sledge\ (sl[e^]j), noun [Perhaps from sleds, pl. of sled,
confused with sledge a hammer. See {Sled}, noun]
1. A strong vehicle with low runners or low wheels; or one
without wheels or runners, made of plank slightly turned
up at one end, used for transporting loads upon the snow,
ice, or bare ground; a sled.
2. A hurdle on which, formerly, traitors were drawn to the
place of execution. [Eng.] --Sir W. Scott.
3. A sleigh. [Eng.]
4. A game at cards; -- called also {old sledge}, and {all
fours}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sled \Sled\ (sl[e^]d), noun [Akin to D. slede, G. schlitten, OHG.
slito, Icel. sle[eth]i, Sw. sl["a]de, Dan. sl[ae]de, and E.
slide, v. See {Slide}, and cf. {Sledge} a vehicle, {Sleigh}.]
1. A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the
snow or ice; -- in England called {sledge}.
2. A small, light vehicle with runners, used, mostly by young
persons, for sliding on snow or ice.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sledge \Sledge\ (sl[e^]j), verb (used without an object) & t. [imp. & p. p. {Sledged}
(sl[e^]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sledging}.]
To travel or convey in a sledge or sledges. --Howitt.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sledge \Sledge\, noun [AS. slecge,from sle['a]n to strike, beat.
See {Slay}, verb (used with an object)]
A large, heavy hammer, usually wielded with both hands; --
called also {sledge hammer}.
With his heavy sledge he can it beat. --Spenser.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sledge, MS (town, FIPS 68400)
Location: 34.43250 N, 90.22134 W
Population (1990): 577 (219 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 38670
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Sledge, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
Population (2000): 529
Housing Units (2000): 185
Land area (2000): 0.523085 sq. miles (1.354785 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.523085 sq. miles (1.354785 sq. km)
FIPS code: 68400
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 34.433030 N, 90.220111 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 38670
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Sledge, MS
Sledge
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