Toboggan vs. Sled: What's the Difference?

Toboggan and Sled Definitions
Toboggan
A long, narrow, runnerless sled constructed of thin boards curled upward at the front end.
Sled
A vehicle having runners and used for carrying people or loads over ice and snow; a sledge.
Toboggan
To coast, ride, or travel on a toboggan.
Sled
A light vehicle, often with runners, used especially by children for coasting over snow or ice.
Toboggan
(Slang) To decline or fall rapidly
His good fortune has tobogganed.
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Sled
(Informal) A snowmobile.
Toboggan
A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.
Sled
A movable, slotted surface that slides over the blade of a table saw, used to ensure accurate cuts.
Toboggan
A similar sled of wood, pulled by dogs, possibly with steel runners, made to transport cargo.
Sled
To carry on or convey by a sled.
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Toboggan
(figurative) Something which, once it starts going (figuratively) downhill, is unstoppable until it reaches the bottom.
Sled
To ride or use a sled.
Toboggan
A knit cap, designed to provide warmth in cold weather.
Sled
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.
The child zoomed down the hill on his sled.
Toboggan
To slide down a hill on a toboggan or other object.
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Sled
(US) A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice. contrast "sleigh", which is larger
"Mush!" he yelled at the dogs pulling the sled.
Toboggan
(figurative) To go downhill unstoppably until one reaches the bottom.
Sled
(slang) A snowmobile.
Toboggan
To fly sharply downward so as to build up speed to facilitate in-flight refueling of a faster aircraft.
Sled
(intransitive) To ride a sled.
Toboggan
A kind of sledge made of pliable board, turned up at one or both ends, used for coasting down hills or prepared inclined planes; also, a sleigh or sledge, to be drawn by dogs, or by hand, over soft and deep snow.
Sled
(transitive) To convey on a sled.
Toboggan
To slide down hill over the snow or ice on a toboggan.
Sled
A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice; - in England called sledge.
Toboggan
A long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
Sled
A small, light vehicle with runners, used, mostly by young persons, for sliding on snow or ice.
Toboggan
Move along on a luge or toboggan
Sled
To convey or transport on a sled; as, to sled wood or timber.
Sled
A vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
Sled
Ride (on) a sled