sleigh
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(slā) 
n.
A light vehicle mounted on runners and having one or more seats, usually drawn by a horse over snow or ice.
intr.v., sleighed, sleigh·ing, sleighs.
To ride in or drive a sleigh.
n.
A light vehicle mounted on runners and having one or more seats, usually drawn by a horse over snow or ice.
intr.v., sleighed, sleigh·ing, sleighs.
To ride in or drive a sleigh.
[Dutch slee, variant of slede, from Middle Dutch slēde.]
sleigher sleigh'er n.Our Living Language Sleigh is a familiar word in American English, having entered the language from Dutch by 1700. The Dutch were among the earliest colonists in North America, and it is thus no surprise that some very common words come from their language. Boss, bush, and landscape are all originally Dutch words that became established in English by the end of the 17th century. In the succeeding centuries we got such words as dope, knickerbocker, snoop, spook, waffle, and cookie. Even a term practically synonymous with American, namely Yankee, was in all probability originally a Dutch word for a Dutch pirate. See Note at Yankee.
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sleigh
IN BRIEF: A carriage with runners for travel over snow or ice.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer.
— Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863).
Tutor's tip: Another word that sounds like sleigh which is a carriage pulled through the snow, is slay which means to kill violently.
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categories related to 'sleigh'
- Wagons, Carts, and Sleds - sleigh: large passenger sled on runners, usu. open and horse-drawn, for use over snow and ice
- Toys and Playthings
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Sleigh
Dansk (Danish)
n. - slæde, kane
v. intr. - køre i slæde, køre i kane
Nederlands (Dutch)
arrenslee, ar, slee
Français (French)
n. - traîneau
v. intr. - aller en traîneau
Deutsch (German)
n. - Schlitten
v. - Schlitten fahren
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ελαφρό) έλκηθρο
v. - πηγαίνω με έλκηθρο
Português (Portuguese)
n. - trenó (m)
v. - viajar de trenó
Русский (Russian)
сани, кататься на санях
Español (Spanish)
n. - trineo
v. intr. - ir o viajar en trineo
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - släde, kälke
v. - åka släde, åka kälke, dra på kälke, dra på släde
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
雪橇, 驾雪橇, 乘雪橇
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 雪橇
v. intr. - 駕雪橇, 乘雪橇
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 썰매, 포가의 활동부
v. intr. - 썰매로 운반하다, 썰매로 가다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - そり
v. - そりに乗る
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) مركبه ألجليد (فعل) يركب مركبه جليد
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מזחלת, מגררה
v. intr. - נסע במזחלת
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