noun
Meaning 1
A frozen pond on which people skate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
sliding pond
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New-York-City: /ˈslɑjdɪŋˈpɑn/
noun
Meaning 2
An area of the ground or flooring made very smooth so people may slide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 3
A slide (object onto which children climb and down which they slide).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-York-City
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History
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/.