bobsled

Definition of Bobsled in English :

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Noun

1. bobsled, bobsleigh

formerly two short sleds coupled together

bobsleigh

2. bob, bobsled, bobsleigh

a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism

Verb

3. bob, bobsled

ride a bobsled

Example Sentences:
'The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure'

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bobsled

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noun mainly US

1.

a racing sledge for two or more people, with a steering mechanism enabling the driver to direct it down a steeply banked ice-covered run

2.

the sport of racing sledges with steering mechanisms

Bobsled

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noun

1.

a long sled made of two short sleds joined together, or either of the short sleds

2.

a long sled for two or four riders, equipped with steerable runners in the front, fixed runners in the back, a brake, and a protective shell, used in timed races down long, steep, winding, icy courses

3.

a contest in which teams on bobsleds compete

: Also ˈbobˌsleigh (bɑbˌsleɪ ; bäbslāˌ)

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈbobˌsledded or ˈbobˌsledding

4.

to ride or race on a bobsled

Bobsled

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n.

1. A long metal racing sled with a steering mechanism that controls the front runners and a hand brake, usually raced down a curving ice-covered course by crews of two or four riders.

2.

a. A long sled made of two shorter sleds joined in tandem.

b. Either of these two smaller sleds.

intr.v. bob·sled·ded, bob·sled·ding, bob·sleds

To ride or race in a bobsled.

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