bobsled
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑbˌslɛd/
Noun
bobsled (countable and uncountable, plural bobsleds)
- (Canada, US) Synonym of bobsleigh: a sled used to go down a bob track.
- (uncountable, Canada, US) Synonym of bobsleigh: the sport of travelling down a bob track as fast as possible.
- 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.
- W. D. Howells
Derived terms
Translations
the sled — see bobsleigh
the sport — see bobsleigh
Verb
bobsled (third-person singular simple present bobsleds, present participle bobsledding, simple past and past participle bobsledded)
Translations
to ride a bobsled
Further reading
- bobsleigh on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “bobsled”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.