sliding pond

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sliding pond

    Hyphenation

    slid·ing pond

    Turkish pronunciation

    slaydîng pänd

    Pronunciation

    /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 .
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