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bobsled

[ bob-sled ]

noun

  1. a sled having two pairs of runners, a brake, and a steering wheel or other mechanism that enables the front rider to direct the sled down a steeply banked run or chute.
  2. a sled formed of two short sleds coupled one behind the other.
  3. either of the sleds thus coupled.


verb (used without object)

, bob·sled·ded, bob·sled·ding.
  1. to ride on a bobsled.

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Other Words From

  • bobsledder noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bobsled1

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; bob 2 + sled

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Example Sentences

And Vladimir “Vladi” Putin was fascinated by the two-man bobsled event.

The Jamaican Bobsled team is back, having already won about twenty-three golds in Kickstarting.

With that kind of dough, he could almost buy a ticket to watch the Jamaican Bobsled team.

It has been 12 years since Jamaica has entered a team in a bobsled event.

"I knew it would be hard, but it was definitely difficult, for sure," Jones said of her segue from track to bobsled.

She was thrown from Short and Longs bobsled one night and had to be helped home.

There we bought a bobsled and put the wagon box on it, adding a strong canvas top.

But at the top, when the bobsled had been turned for the next trip, he took the forward position.

Halfway down the slide, round the first bend, the long bobsled spun into a straightaway that was partially blocked.

They found Bert and Charlie busy making a bobsled in the back yard.

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