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kelkkailla — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • snowmobile noun A motorized vehicle with skis at the front and a track at the back, used for traveling over snow.
  • toboggan noun A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.

Senses

kelkkailla is used for these senses in English:

  • bobsled To ride a bobsled.
  • luge To ride a luge; also, to participate in the sport of luge.
  • snowmobile (intransitive) To ride or race in a snowmobile.
  • toboggan To slide down a hill on a toboggan or other object.

snowmobile — full definition

  1. noun A motorized vehicle with skis at the front and a track at the back, used for traveling over snow.
  2. verb To ride a snowmobile.

toboggan — full definition

  1. noun A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.
  2. noun A similar sled of wood, pulled by dogs, possibly with steel runners, made to transport cargo.
  3. noun Something which, once it starts going (figuratively) downhill, is unstoppable until it reaches the bottom.
  4. noun A knit cap, designed to provide warmth in cold weather.

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