sleigh
See also: slèigh
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: slā, IPA(key): /sleɪ/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪ
- Homophone: slay
Etymology 1
Noun
sleigh (plural sleighs)

a horse-drawn sleigh
- 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
Translations
vehicle on runners — see sledge
See also
Verb
sleigh (third-person singular simple present sleighs, present participle sleighing, simple past and past participle sleighed)
- To ride or drive a sleigh.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Adjective
sleigh (comparative sleigher, superlative sleighest)
- (obsolete) Sly.
Translations
sly — see sly
Further reading
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Sleigh in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
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