sleighing

Horse-drawn snow travel

Sleighing is riding in a sleigh—a horse-drawn vehicle on runners designed for travel over snow.

The word evokes winter recreation, particularly the nostalgic image of bundled passengers gliding through snowy landscapes to the sound of jingling bells: We went sleighing through the countryside on Christmas Eve.

transport

reindeer

Arctic deer species

  • runnersThose who race on foot
  • snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
  • harnessStraps controlling an animal

bells · jingling · horses · troika · gliding · dashboard · cutter · toboggan · traces · whip

christmas

Santa

Mythical Christmas gift-bringer

rooftop · chimney · presents · Christmas Eve · Dasher · flying · magical · jingle bells · carol · workshop

recreation

winter

Year's coldest quarter

outing · joyride · festive · moonlight · party · picnic · courting · romantic · scenic · hills

music

bells

Struck metal sound-makers

whip crack · clip-clop · horse hooves · holiday music · choral · orchestra · rhythm · tempo · galloping · percussion

Opposites
mode of winter transportation

sleighingwalking

Locomotion on foot

hiking · running · skiing · snowshoeing · cycling

seasonal activity

sleighingboating

Watercraft recreation

sailing · swimming · sunbathing · surfing · horseback riding

Family

sled, sleigh, sledge, bobsled, sleighs, sleighed, bobsledding, sledging, bobsledder

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G