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dogsled

American  
[dawg-sled, dog-] / ˈdɔgˌslɛd, ˈdɒg- /
especially British, dog sledge or dog sled

noun

  1. a sled pulled by dogs, especially one used by Arctic peoples, as in Alaska and Canada.

verb (used without object)

dogsledded, dogsledding

  1. to travel by dogsled.

dogsled British  
/ ˈdɒɡˌslɛd /

noun

  1. Also called: dog sledge.   dog sleigh.  a sleigh drawn by dogs

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Etymology

Origin of dogsled

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; dog + sled

Example Sentences

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The shorter winter season has also impacted another key activity in Greenland, one that has become increasingly important to the tourism sector: dogsled tours.

From Barron's

But Ravn Rasmussen said dogsled patrols are more effective than high-tech helicopters, satellites and planes.

From Barron's

"They currently have two dogsleds as protection, one added recently."

From BBC

The Sirius patrol, tasked with defending a huge, largely uninhabited swathe of the island in the northeast measuring 972,000 square km, travels across the ice by dogsled.

From Barron's

Squish Factor – The outhouse at the dogsledding camp was surprisingly roomy and very clean!

From Salon

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