sleigh
a light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice.
a sled.
to travel or ride in a sleigh.
Origin of sleigh
1Other words from sleigh
- sleigher, noun
Words that may be confused with sleigh
Words Nearby sleigh
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How to use sleigh in a sentence
Feel free to take them outside for a hike, a sleigh ride, or a few trips down the slopes.
Best heated socks: The absolute warmest socks for cold conditions | PopSci Commerce Team | February 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAn 1846 American patent for a sleigh dashboard may well be the earliest use of the term.
Covid-19 dashboards are vital, yet flawed, sources of public information | Jacqueline Wernimont | January 26, 2021 | Washington PostN’awlins’ own Big Freedia brings us a sleigh full of new music in the form of her Smokin’ Santa Christmas album.
Yemi Alade Presents Essence’s Official Christmakwanzakah Playlist | cmurray | December 25, 2020 | Essence.comThat allows the radar to determine when there is something flying through their range — such as a large man in a red suit on a sleigh.
At the Retreat, Links and Spa at Silvies Valley Ranch in Seneca, Oregon, guests are sent out on sleigh rides with thermoses of this house-made hot chocolate at the ready.
Want to Get Outside All Winter? Bring Your Thermos. | AC Shilton | November 29, 2020 | Outside Online
In “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 | THE DAILY BEASTYes, 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 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter wandering at haphazard some little way I met a peasant in a sleigh.
Just as Mr. Darwood drove around to the door with his sleigh Andy came back to the farmhouse.
The Mystery at Putnam Hall | Arthur M. WinfieldThe sleigh, with the horses prancing, swept on and did not even stop for its occupants to note the damage it had done.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonPerhaps the appearance of another iceboat that had just passed the sleigh had startled the horses.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonPlornish had a broken leg and had to be lifted by both boys into the Pendleton sleigh.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonWhy, Lil Pendleton and the stage manager are out there in the Pendletons sleigh.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. Morrison
British Dictionary definitions for sleigh
/ (sleɪ) /
another name for sledge 1 (def. 1)
(intr) to travel by sleigh
Origin of sleigh
1Derived forms of sleigh
- sleigher, noun
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