Led vs. Sled — What's the Difference?

A light-emitting diode (a semiconductor diode which glows when a voltage is applied)

A sled, sledge, or sleigh is a land vehicle that slides across a surface, usually of ice or snow. It is built with either a smooth underside or a separate body supported by two or more smooth, relatively narrow, longitudinal runners similar in principle to skis.

A semiconductor diode that converts applied voltage to light and is used in lamps and digital displays.

A vehicle having runners and used for carrying people or loads over ice and snow; a sledge.

Past tense and past participle of lead1.

A light vehicle, often with runners, used especially by children for coasting over snow or ice.

Simple past tense and past participle of lead

(Informal) A snowmobile.

Under somebody's control or leadership.

A movable, slotted surface that slides over the blade of a table saw, used to ensure accurate cuts.

Of a farm, etc.: managed by a deputy instead of the owner or tenant in person.

To carry on or convey by a sled.

Of Lead.

To ride or use a sled.

Diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

A small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills. A "sled" in this sense is not pulled by an animal as a "sleigh" is.

(US) A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice. contrast "sleigh", which is larger

(slang) A snowmobile.

(intransitive) To ride a sled.

(transitive) To convey on a sled.

A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice; - in England called sledge.

A small, light vehicle with runners, used, mostly by young persons, for sliding on snow or ice.

To convey or transport on a sled; as, to sled wood or timber.

A vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow

Ride (on) a sled