bobsleigh
English
Etymology
From bobs, the short runners on which the bobsleigh is based (as opposed to a usual sleigh on long runners continuing all the way along the vehicle); further etymology unclear. Attested since 1839 as bob-sled, long before the invention of the sport.
Noun
bobsleigh (countable and uncountable, plural bobsleighs)
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- (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
Translations
sport
sled
Verb
bobsleigh (third-person singular simple present bobsleighs, present participle bobsleighing, simple past and past participle bobsleighed)
- To ride a bobsleigh.
French
Pronunciation
Noun
bobsleigh f (plural bobsleighs)
Spanish
Noun
bobsleigh m (plural bobsleighs)
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