SLEDGE

esp. UK, US usually sled [noun] [C] - an object used for travelling over snow and ice, which is either a low frame on which people sit or goods are carried, or (also sleigh) a carriage-like vehicle, pulled by animals, esp. horses or dogs, with long narrow strips of wood or metal under it instead of wheelsThe children raced down the snow-covered hill on sledges.In the past, sledges were used in Russia for carrying people and goods during the winter.See picture: Winter sports