sleigh

1 of 2

noun

: an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice

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sleigh

2 of 2

verb

sleighed; sleighing; sleighs

intransitive verb

: to drive or travel in a sleigh

Examples of sleigh in a Sentence

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Noun
Snow tubing, sleigh rides, and dog sledding For unadulterated fun, go snow tubing at Woodward Park City, which has seven tubing lanes and two magic carpets to take you back up the hill. AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024 Understated but luxurious, Lech offers free ski passes to children under the age of eight, plus ice skating and sleigh rides. Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
Luckily for all the elves back home in the North Pole, our visiting guests will return via Thom Browne’s Hector sleigh with all their holiday shopping in tow. Irene Kim, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024 Now, go deck those halls, polish that website, and get ready to sleigh. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 12 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sleigh 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Dutch slee, alteration of slede; akin to Middle Dutch sledde sled

First Known Use

Noun

1703, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1729, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sleigh was in 1703

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Cite this Entry

“Sleigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleigh. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

sleigh

1 of 2 noun
: an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice

sleigh

2 of 2 verb
: to drive or travel in a sleigh

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