sliding pond

New York City/ˈslɑjdɪŋˈpɑn/

noun

A frozen pond on which people skate.

OriginDutch glijbaan →
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Meanings

nounsliding pond (plural sliding ponds)

plural sliding ponds

  1. obsoleteA frozen pond on which people skate.
  2. obsoleteAn area of the ground or flooring made very smooth so people may slide.
  3. New York CityA slide (object onto which children climb and down which they slide).

Origin

  1. Dutchglijbaan
  2. Englishsliding pond

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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APA

sliding pond. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sliding%20pond

MLA

“sliding pond.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sliding%20pond. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sliding pond,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sliding%20pond.

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