bobsled

bobsled

English

Etymology

    From bob + sled.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbɑbˌslɛd/

    Noun

    bobsled (countable and uncountable, plural bobsleds)

    1. (Canada, US) Synonym of bobsleigh: a sled used to go down a bob track.
    2. (uncountable, Canada, US) Synonym of bobsleigh: the sport of travelling down a bob track as fast as possible.
    3. A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; the compound sled so formed.
      • W. D. Howells
        The long wagon body set on bobsleds.

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    Verb

    bobsled (third-person singular simple present bobsleds, present participle bobsledding, simple past and past participle bobsledded)

    1. (intransitive) To ride or race in a bobsled.

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