Synonyms for sleigh

Most common

sled · toboggan

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   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.

Related words

Phrases

sleigh bell sleigh shovel

Is a kind of

transport haul ship

Forms

Plural

sleighs → sleds, sledges, toboggans, jumpers…

Example sentences

• sled The sled accelerated as it went down the icy slope.
• toboggan The children rode a toboggan down the hill in the snowy weather.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

sled¹

6 letters

jumper², sledge¹

8 letters

toboggan³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jumper² = 2 syllables).