sleigh
noun/sleɪ/
Frequency rank: #13,238 most common English word
Meaning
A large vehicle on runners, pulled by horses or reindeer, used for travelling over snow.
Example sentence
The children laughed with joy as they rode through the snowy forest on sleigh.
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