[syn: sled, sleigh]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sleigh \Sleigh\, a.
Sly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sleigh \Sleigh\, n. [Cf. D. & LG. slede, slee, Icel. sle?i. See
Sled.]
A vehicle moved on runners, and used for transporting persons
or goods on snow or ice; -- in England commonly called a
sledge.
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Sleigh bell, a small bell attached either to a horse when
drawing a slegh, or to the sleigh itself; especially a
globular bell with a loose ball which plays inside instead
of a clapper.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sleigh
n 1: a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs;
for transportation over snow [syn: sled, sledge,
sleigh]
v 1: ride (on) a sled [syn: sled, sleigh]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "sleigh":
Skimobile, Sno-Cat, blade, coast, flit, flow, fly, glide, glissade,
ice-skate, roller-skate, runner, sail, sideslip, skate, skateboard,
ski, skid, skim, sled, slide, slip, slither, snowmobile, sweep,
toboggan, weasel