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Schlitten.

sled, sledge, sleigh (any vehicle moving over snow or ice on parallel skids)

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃlɪtən/
  1. sled, sledge, sleigh (any vehicle moving over snow or ice on parallel skids)

    masculine · strong
  2. any construction that slides on skids or rails

    broadly · masculine · strong
  3. a large, usually expensive car

    colloquial · masculine · strong
  4. a person, usually female, seen as a sex object

    masculine · slang · strong · vulgar
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German slite, from Old High German slito, from Proto-Germanic *slidô. Cognate with Luxembourgish Schlitt, Dutch slee, English sled and sleigh, Swedish släde, Icelandic sleði, Italian slitta.

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