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Sleigh (other)
A sleigh, or sled, is a vehicle with runners for sliding. Sleigh may also refer to: * Bobsleigh * Sleigh (surname) See also * Slay (other) * SLED (other) * Sledge (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleigh
A sled, skid, sledge, or sleigh is a land vehicle that slides across a surface, usually of ice or snow. It is built with either a smooth underside or a separate body supported by two or more smooth, relatively narrow, longitudinal runners similar in principle to skis. This reduces the amount of friction, which helps to carry heavy loads. Some designs are used to transport passengers or cargo across relatively level ground. Others are designed to go downhill for recreation, particularly by children, or competition. (Compare cross-country skiing with its downhill cousin.) Shades of meaning differentiating the three terms often reflect regional variations depending on historical uses and prevailing climate. In British English, ''sledge'' is the general term, and more common than ''sled''. ''Toboggan'' is sometimes used synonymously with ''sledge'' but more often to refer to a particular type of sledge without runners. ''Sleigh'' refers to a moderate to large-sized, usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, also known as FIBT from the French . National competitions are often governed by bodies such as the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton, and the German Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Federation. The first bobsleds were built in the late 19th century in St. Moritz, Switzerland, by wealthy tourists from Victorian Britain who were staying at the Palace Hotel owned by Caspar Badrutt. The early sleds were adapted from boys' delivery sleds and toboggans. These eventually evolved into bobsleighs, luges and skeletons. Initially the tourists would race their hand-built contraptions down the narrow streets of St. Moritz; however, as collisions increased, growing opposition from St. Moritz residents led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleigh (surname)
Sleigh is a surname. At least one (H. C. Sleigh below) is pronounced "slee". Notable people with the surname include: * Arthur B. Sleigh (1821–1869), founder of the British newspaper ''The Daily Telegraph'' * Bernard Sleigh (1872–1954), English artist * Dan Sleigh (born 1938), South African novelist *Harold Sleigh (1867–1933), Australian shipowner and founder of Golden Fleece petroleum business *Julian Sleigh (1927–2013), South African Christian Community priest and author * Sylvia Sleigh (born 1935), American realist painter * Tom Sleigh, American poet, dramatist, essayist and academic *Violet Sleigh (born 1935), the first Miss Malaysia, and World War II prisoner of war *William Campbell Sleigh William Campbell Sleigh (1818– 23 January 1887) was an English lawyer and politician. He became a serjeant-at-law in 1868, the last person received into Serjeants' Inn who was not a judge. Early life Sleigh was born in Dublin, the eldest son of ... (1818–1887), English lawyer a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slay (other)
Slay may refer to: * Murder, to commit homicide * cause death, to terminate biological function of a living creature or object People * Brandon Slay, former American Olympic wrestler * DJ Kay Slay (1966–2022), American hip hop DJ * Dwayne Slay (born 1984), American football player * Francis G. Slay (born 1955), mayor of St. Louis, Missouri, United States * Frank Slay (1930–2017), American songwriter, record producer * Jill Slay, British-Australian engineer and computer scientist * Tamar Slay (born 1980), American basketball player * Darius Slay (born 1991), American football player Other uses * ''Slay'' (video game), a turn-based strategy video game * SLAY Radio, an Internet radio station * ''SLAY'' (novel), a 2019 young adult novel by Brittney Morris * ''Slay Tracks (1933–1969)'', an album by Pavement * ''Santa's Slay'', a 2005 comedy horror film See also * * Slayer (other) * Sleigh (other) A sleigh, or sled, is a vehicle with runners for slidi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SLED (other)
A sled, skid, sledge, or sleigh is a land vehicle that slides across a surface, usually of ice or snow. It is built with either a smooth underside or a separate body supported by two or more smooth, relatively narrow, longitudinal runners similar in principle to skis. This reduces the amount of friction, which helps to carry heavy loads. Some designs are used to transport passengers or cargo across relatively level ground. Others are designed to go downhill for recreation, particularly by children, or competition. (Compare cross-country skiing with its downhill cousin.) Shades of meaning differentiating the three terms often reflect regional variations depending on historical uses and prevailing climate. In British English, ''sledge'' is the general term, and more common than ''sled''. '' Toboggan'' is sometimes used synonymously with ''sledge'' but more often to refer to a particular type of sledge without runners. ''Sleigh'' refers to a moderate to large-sized, usua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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