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Another word for sleigh

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Noun
      1. A long metal racing sled with a steering mechanism that controls the front runners and a hand brake, usually raced down a curving ice-covered course by crews of two or four riders.
      2. A long sled made of two shorter sleds joined in tandem.
      3. Either of these two smaller sleds.
      1. A vehicle mounted on runners drawn by work animals, such as horses or dogs, and used for transporting loads across ice, snow, and rough ground.
      2. To convey or travel on a sledge.
      1. One that cuts, especially in tailoring.
      2. A device or machine that cuts.
      3. A single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel with two or more headsails and a mast set somewhat farther aft than that of a sloop.
    See also:

    sled

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Sentence Examples

  • He sprang out before the sleigh stopped, and ran into the hall.

  • From that sleigh one could hear the shouts, laughter, and voices of the mummers.

  • A great many are dyed black and brown, in imitation of bear, and are used largely in the western parts of the United States and Canada for sleigh and carriage rugs.

  • There is only this beauty they can see from the cushions of their sleigh, these very same mountains, the valley, and especially each other.

  • Yes, but think of the sleigh bells and the sound of the train coming in from Ridgway, clanking and hooting, and billowing its black smoke.

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