sleigh
To ride or drive a sleighTo ride or drive a sleigh.
» Santa's sleigh is pulled by flying reindeer.
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2 senses(intransitive)To ride or drive a sleigh.
ride (on) a sled
(transitive)To transport (cargo, freight) via sleigh.
Examples
16 sentencesSanta's sleigh is pulled by flying reindeer.
Tom arrived in a horse-drawn sleigh.
deTom kam in einem von Pferden gezogenen Schlitten an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The sleigh glided swiftly over the ice.
ruСани бойко заскользили по льду. — megaton
deDer Schlitten rutschte geschwind über das Eis. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom and Mary went on a horse-drawn sleigh ride.
deTom und Maria haben sich auf eine Pferdeschlittenfahrt begeben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sitting in the sleigh of a boozer, you'll sing along his drunken songs.
Origin
From Modern Dutch slee, from Middle Dutch slede, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *slidô. DoFrom Modern Dutch slee, from Middle Dutch slede, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *slidô. Doublet of sled and further related to slide.
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Forms
sleighs, sleighing, sleighed, sleighedSynonyms
1 synonyms- ride (on) a sled:sled
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.