/ sleɪ; NAmE / noun
a sledge (= a vehicle that slides over snow), especially one pulled by horses :
a sleigh ride
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (originally a North American usage): from Dutch slee ; related to sled .
/ sleɪ; NAmE / noun
a sledge (= a vehicle that slides over snow), especially one pulled by horses :
a sleigh ride
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (originally a North American usage): from Dutch slee ; related to sled .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005