dog sleigh
- noun
- /dɔg sleɪ/
- UK
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trineo de perros
- They loaded their supplies onto the dog sleigh before starting the journey across the frozen tundra.
Examples
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Watching the dog sleigh race was the highlight of the winter festival.
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The explorers relied on a dog sleigh to transport food and equipment.
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The dog sleigh glided smoothly over the snow.
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Have you ever ridden a dog sleigh?
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The family used a dog sleigh to travel across the snowy landscape during their winter vacation.
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In the Arctic, people often rely on a dog sleigh for transportation over ice and snow.
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The tour guide led us on a thrilling ride on a dog sleigh through the frozen wilderness.
Synonyms
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3.0
A low open vehicle on runners pulled by horses or dogs over snow
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1.1
A low vehicle with runners that moves over snow, often pulled by dogs
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3.1
Dogs pull a sled that carries people or supplies over snow
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3.5
A sled pulled by dogs to travel over snow
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2.7
A vehicle with runners that moves over snow, often pulled by dogs or horses
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Morphology
The meaning 'a sled designed to be pulled by dogs' is directly and compositionally derived from 'dog' (canine) + 'sleigh' (runner-mounted vehicle), following a standard noun+noun compound pattern. This is a cross-linguistically common construction, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Dog sleigh comes from the simple picture of dog teams pulling a sleigh, a word for 'sled', across the snow in cold places. So, dog sleigh means a sled pulled by dogs used to 'travel' over ice and snow.