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Bobsleigh
noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners. countable, obsolete, uncountable
- 2 a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism wordnet
- 3 A winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled. UK, uncountable
- 4 formerly two short sleds coupled together wordnet
- 5 The sled used in the sport of bobsleigh. UK, countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 To ride a bobsleigh.
Etymology
Etymology 1
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.
Etymology 2
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.
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