Dogsled — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sled pulled by dogs

travel with a dogsled

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛfɪmˌɪnaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɒɡslɛd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɒɡslɛd/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛfɪmˌɪnaɪz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dog sleigh mush dog sled

Parts of Speech

noun	a sled pulled by dogs
verb	travel with a dogsled

Word Forms

dogsled	verb	travel with a dogsled
dogsled	noun	a sled pulled by dogs
musher	noun	a traveler who drives (or travels with) a dog team

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hundeschlitten

ein von Hunden gezogener Schlitten

🇫🇷French

traîneau à chiens

un traîneau tiré par des chiens

🇪🇸Spanish

trineo de perros

un trineo tirado por perros

🇮🇹Italian

slitta trainata da cani

una slitta trainata da cani

🇳🇱Dutch

hondenslee

een slee getrokken door honden

🇵🇹Portuguese

trenó puxado por cães

um trenó puxado por cães

🇷🇺Russian

собачьи упряжки

сани, запряженные собаками

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुत्ते की बेपहियों की गाड़ी

कुत्तों द्वारा खींची जाने वाली स्लेज

🇧🇩Bengali

কুকুরছানা

কুকুর দ্বারা টানা একটি স্লেজ

🇮🇳Tamil

நாய்க்கறி

நாய்களால் இழுக்கப்படும் ஒரு சவாரி

🇮🇳Telugu

కుక్కలు చింపినవి

కుక్కలచే లాగబడిన స్లెడ్

🇮🇳Marathi

कुत्री

कुत्र्यांनी ओढलेला स्लेज

🇮🇳Gujarati

કૂતરો

કૂતરાઓ દ્વારા ખેંચાયેલ સ્લેજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಯಿಮರಿಗಳು

ನಾಯಿಗಳು ಎಳೆದ ಸ್ಲೆಡ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

നായ്ക്കൾ

നായ്ക്കൾ വലിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സ്ലെഡ്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

狗拉雪橇

狗拉的雪橇

🇯🇵Japanese

犬ぞり

犬が引くそり

🇰🇷Korean

개썰매

개가 끄는 썰매

🇻🇳Vietnamese

do chó kéo xe

một chiếc xe trượt tuyết do chó kéo

🇹🇭Thai

สุนัขลากเลื่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kereta luncur anjing

kereta luncur yang ditarik oleh anjing

🇲🇾Malay

anjing

kereta luncur yang ditarik oleh anjing

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزلجة الكلاب

مزلجة تجرها الكلاب

🇮🇷Persian

سورتمه سگ

سورتمه ای که توسط سگ ها کشیده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

köpek kızağı

köpeklerin çektiği kızak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מזחלת כלבים

מזחלת נמשכת על ידי כלבים

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The primary meaning of 'dogsled' is 'a sled pulled by dogs'.

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Using 'dogsled' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'dogsled' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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