sleigh
noun
a light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice.
sleighs
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pluralof sleigh.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mr Cook asked motorists to "exercise extreme caution and vigilance" on the roads, "especially around Santa sleighs as there are often families and children crossing the roads nearby".
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2023
In addition to more than 60 vehicles on display — including buggies, sleighs and wagons — there is a one-room schoolhouse and a wheelwright/blacksmith shop that give visitors a glimpse into the past.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
In her article, Hamill researched the origins of "Jingle Bells," its composer, James L. Pierpont, and other songs about sleighs that appeared during the mid-1800s.
From Fox News ● Jan. 2, 2022
Instead of 2 feet of snow, the sleighs will be pulled this holiday season past more than a mile of open fields, mountain views and the Saco River on wheels along dirt paths.
From Reuters ● Dec. 24, 2015
Tod’s umbrage rendered him momentarily speechless, during which pause Soulzeren interjected, “Be faster to fly, anyway. We can have the silk sleighs ready in a few days.”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
