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Definition of sliding pond in English English dictionary
- A frozen pond on which people skate
- A slide (object onto which children climb and down which they slide)
- An area of the ground or flooring made very smooth so people may slide
- sliding ponds
- plural form of sliding pond
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slid·ing pondTurkish pronunciation
slaydîng pändPronunciation
/ˈslīdəɴɢ ˈpänd/ /ˈslaɪdɪŋ ˈpɑːnd/
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/.David L. Gold, "Three New-York-Cityisms: Sliding Pond, Potsy, and Akey", American Speech, volume 56, number 1, Spring 1981, pages 17–32 .Resimler
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