Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sliding pond

/ˈslɑjdɪŋˈpɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: slid-ing pond
IPA: /ˈslɑjdɪŋˈpɑn/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A frozen pond on which people skate.

Obsolete

noun

An area of the ground or flooring made very smooth so people may slide.

Obsolete

noun

A slide (object onto which children climb and down which they slide).

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/.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

sliding ponds (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce sliding pond?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈslɑjdɪŋˈpɑn/.
What does sliding pond mean?: A frozen pond on which people skate.
Where does sliding pond come from?: 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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