BOBSLEIGH

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bobsleigh (countable and uncountable, plural bobsleighs)

(obsolete) A sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners

(UK) A winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.

(UK) The sled used in the sport of bobsleigh

Synonyms

• bob

• bobsled (USA/Canada)

Verb

bobsleigh (third-person singular simple present bobsleighs, present participle bobsleighing, simple past and past participle bobsleighed)

To ride a bobsleigh.

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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