bobsled

bobsled

English

A modern bobsleigh team, the 2006 United States two-woman team

Noun

bobsled (plural bobsleds)

1. (US and Canada) A sled used to go down a bob track.
2. (US and Canada) The sport of travelling down a bob track as fast as possible.
3. 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.

Synonyms

• (sled): bobsleigh
• (sport): bobsleigh, bobsledding

Derived terms

• bobsledder

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)

1. To ride a bobsled.

Translations

to ride a bobsled

Finnish: kelkkailla

See also

• bobsled on Wikipedia.Wikipedia