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[ sley ] / sleɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sleigh ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice. a sled. verb (used without object)to travel or ride in a sleigh. Origin of sleigh1690–1700, Americanism;<Dutch slee, variant of sledesled; cf. slide OTHER WORDS FROM sleighsleigher, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sleighsled, sledge, sleigh Words nearby sleighsleevelet, sleeve link, sleeve notes, sleeve valve, sleeving, sleigh, sleigh bed, sleigh bell, sleight, sleight of hand, Sleipnir Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sleighIn “Sleigh Ride,” the narrator is painting a scene so perfect that it could be featured on an iconic Currier and Ives print. The Most Confusing Christmas Music Lyrics Explained (VIDEO)|Kevin Fallon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Yes, the future lawmaker built up a full-service Santa business with a sleigh pulled by real reindeer. Kerry Bentivolio: The Congressman Who Believes in Santa Claus|Ben Jacobs|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST After wandering at haphazard some little way I met a peasant in a sleigh. Book Bag: Beguiling if Unlikely Travel Books|Sean Wilsey|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST There was only one sleigh in sight, drawn up in front of the store. Madelon|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Our stout-armed garcon took a position on our sleigh, and by a fistic argument succeeded in turning us aside. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life|Thomas Wallace Knox The near one was dragged over by the weight of the sleigh but he lay quite still. Back at School with the Tucker Twins|Nell Speed The woman stood still till the sleigh was out of sight; then gathering the cloak about her, walked rapidly towards the house. Mabel's Mistake|Ann S. Stephens Peggy took the lines, and the youth stooped down and drew the muskets from under the front seat of the sleigh. Peggy Owen and Liberty|Lucy Foster Madison
British Dictionary definitions for sleigh
nounanother name for sledge 1 (def. 1) verb(intr) to travel by sleigh Derived forms of sleighsleigher, nounWord Origin for sleighC18: from Dutch slee, variant of slede sledge 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sleightoboggan, bobsled, sledge, dogsled, luge |