sleigh

Pronunciation: /sleɪ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
  2. verb ride (on) a sled

Etymology

From Modern Dutch slee, from Middle Dutch slede, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *slidô. Doublet of sled and further related to slide.

In classic literature

Synonyms

sled, sledge

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
vehicle
Narrower (hyponyms)
bobsled, dogsled, pung, luge, toboggan

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