BOBSLED

bobsled, bobsleigh, bob

(noun) a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism

bobsled, bobsleigh

(noun) formerly two short sleds coupled together

bobsled, bob

(verb) ride a bobsled; “The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

bobsled (plural bobsleds)

(US and Canada) A sled used to go down a bob track.

(US and Canada) 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

Synonyms

• (sled): bobsleigh

• (sport): bobsleigh, bobsledding

Verb

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

To ride a bobsled.

Source: Wiktionary


Bob"sled`, Bob"sleigh`, n.

Definition: A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; also, the compound sled so formed. [U. S.] The long wagon body set on bobsleds. W. D. Howells.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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