sleigh
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3.0
- noun
- /sleɪ/
- UK
:
trineo
- Beneath the sleigh, the snow was so smooth that the runners seemed to float.
- a sleigh ride
And then right there beside me on the sleigh is a giant bag of woofle dust.
- And then right there beside me on the sleigh is a giant bag of woofle dust.
- It was like a reindeer, you know, like pulling a sleigh.
- And Father Christmas has lights around his sleigh.
- So there's an old antique sleigh in there and just some other cool stuff that's pretty neat.
- A strongman dressed as Santa has just set a new world record for heaviest sleigh pulled.
- We have reindeers and Santa sleighs in front yards already.
- So there is one of those exact replica from my youth sleighs with Santa with reindeers in front of it.
- And then they spiked it and we had a good night, Came back down the sleigh down, took the sleigh back down.
- You know, Santa was like, listen, before you search the sleigh, you should know a lot of people asked for cocaine this year.
Examples
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Her husband sat my brother and me in his sleigh on a thick bear-fur blanket.
Fiction book (1994) -
"We passed a spot on the side of the road where a sleigh trail came out of the woods.
Fiction book (1997) -
All right, so my sleigh is almost full.
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We like the pace of sleigh travel in the winter, but who wants to sit in the cold?
Fiction book (1997) -
We were pulled in this glass sleigh that was heated.
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Tom drove the horses toward the spot, and before he even halted the sleigh, Medicine Wolf had jumped off.
Fiction book (1992) -
Travis bundled them all in the large sleigh, pulled by Mitch's team of matched black geldings.
Fiction book (1996) -
During the winter festival, families enjoy riding in a decorative sleigh pulled by horses through the snowy landscape.
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The children giggled with excitement as their father steered the sleigh down the hill, gliding over the fresh powder.
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In Norway, traditional sleigh races are held every year, attracting participants from all over the country.
Synonyms
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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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9.9
A small sleigh with a box on runners pulled by one horse on snow
A sled pulled by dogs for travel over snow
Compounds
- Archaic
A wild, dangerous ride like when a whale pulls a small boat very fast
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Etymology
Sleigh comes from an old Dutch word slee, which means 'sled' or 'to slide' and is like the English word sled. That's why a sleigh is a vehicle that slides over snow.