English Explanatory Dictionary

sliding pond

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A frozen pond on which people skate.
  2. An area of the ground or flooring made very smooth so people may slide.
  3. A slide (object onto which children climb and down which they slide).

Pronunciation

/ˈslɑjdɪŋˈpɑn/

Word forms

sliding pond sliding ponds

Etymology

One suggestion is that the term in its meaning of "children's slide" derives from the literal meaning by extension. Another is that it derives from Dutch glijbaan or the earlier form glijd-baene: note the common pronunciation of pond in sliding pond as /pɑn/.

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