sleigh

sleigh

See also: slèigh

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: slā, IPA^(key): /sleɪ/

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• Rhymes: -eɪ
• Homophone: slay

Etymology 1

From Dutch slee.

Noun

sleigh (plural sleighs)

a horse-drawn sleigh

1. A vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which moves over snow or ice on runners, used for transporting persons or goods. (contrast "sled", which is smaller)

   Santa travels in a sleigh.

Derived terms

• Nantucket sleigh ride
• sleigh bell

Translations

vehicle on runners — see sledge

See also

• sled
• sledge
• toboggan

Verb

sleigh (third-person singular simple present sleighs, present participle sleighing, simple past and past participle sleighed)

1. To ride or drive a sleigh.

Derived terms

• sleigher

Adjective

sleigh (comparative sleigher, superlative sleighest)

1. (obsolete) Sly.

Translations

sly — see sly

Further reading

• Sleigh in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Anagrams

• le sigh, leighs