[trә'vɔiz]
n.
(北美印第安人的)一种旧式雪橇

Travois \Tra`vois"\, n. [Cf. {Travail}.]
1. A primitive vehicle, common among the North American
Indians, usually two trailing poles serving as shafts and
bearing a platform or net for a load.

On the plains they will have horses dragging
travoises; dogs with travoises, women and children
loaded with impediments. --Julian
Ralph.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. A logging sled. [Northern U. S. & Canada]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]