Sledding, sledging or sleighing is a winter sport typically carried out in a prone or seated position on a vehicle generically known as a sled (North American), a sledge (British), or a sleigh. It is the basis of three Olympic sports: luge, skeleton and bobsledding.
Is it Santa’s sled or sleigh?
Meaning: A sleigh is a big, box-like, open-air vehicle on two ski-like runners that can transport people over snow and ice. The main difference between a sleigh and a sled is that a sleigh is almost always pulled by a horse or a team of horses (or reindeer, if you’re Santa Claus).
What is sledge used for?
a vehicle of various forms, mounted on runners and often drawn by draft animals, used for traveling or for conveying loads over snow, ice, rough ground, etc.