SLEIGH


Meaning of SLEIGH in English

I. ˈslā noun

( -s )

Etymology: Dutch slee, alteration of slede, from Middle Dutch — more at sled

1.

a. : a vehicle on runners used for transporting persons or goods on snow or ice — called also sledge

b. dialect : a child's sled

2. : the part of a gun carriage that supports the cannon, recoils with it, and guides it along the slides upon which the cannon moves in recoil

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II. intransitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

: to drive or travel in a sleigh

III.

variant of sley

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