sleigh

[sley]

noun

1. a light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice.

2. a sled.

verb (used without object)

1. to travel or ride in a sleigh.

sleigh

/ sleɪ /

noun

1. another name for sledge 1

verb

1. (intr) to travel by sleigh

Other Word Forms

• sleigher noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sleigh¹

1690–1700, < Dutch slee, variant of slede sled; slide

Word History and Origins

Origin of sleigh¹

C18: from Dutch slee, variant of slede _sledge ¹

Example Sentences

She's building a traditional Greenlandic sleigh by hand from wood, with a polar bear drawn on the front.

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The wooden inkpot was carved in the shape of a troika, which is a kind of Russian sleigh pulled by three horses harnessed abreast.

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Many people loathe SantaCon, the annual event that brings the sound of sleigh bells and the sight, and smell, of hundreds of drunken Santas to city streets around the world.

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She later transforms into a Santa Claus bodysuit, and takes off in a sleigh filled with bags of shiny gifts.

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A decorated tree and sleigh greeted guests at the entrance to the country house which had holly, ivy, mistletoe and lanterns hung throughout.

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