sled dog meaning

Definition of sled dog

1. a dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team

   Synonyms: sledge dog

   Type of: working dog

   Kinds: malamute, Siberian husky

sled dog in a sentence

• Dog sleds are pulled by sled dogs.
• The sled dogs are starving.
• Tom and his men were forced to eat one of the sled dogs.
• Tom watched the sled dog race.

How to pronounce sled dog

sled dog is pronounced /slɛd dɒɡ/ in British English and /slɛd dɔɡ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.