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Definition of sleigh noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sleigh

noun

/sleɪ/

/sleɪ/

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a sledge (= a vehicle that slides over snow), especially one pulled by horses
- a sleigh ride
Topics Sports: other sportsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Sleigh is used before these nouns:
bell
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Word Originearly 17th cent. (originally a North American usage): from Dutch slee; related to sled.

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