bobsled

Definitions


[ˈbɒbslɛd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a mechanically steered and braked sled, typically manned by crews of two or four, used for racing down a steep ice-covered run with banked curves; a bobsleigh


Phrases:

Origin:
late 18th century (originally denoting a sled made of two short sleds coupled together and used for hauling logs): probably from bob (with allusion to the bobbing motion of the sled) + sled


[ˈbɒbslɛd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- race down a steep ice-covered run in a bobsled
(e.g: the team's members had never bobsledded before)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 18th century (originally denoting a sled made of two short sleds coupled together and used for hauling logs): probably from bob (with allusion to the bobbing motion of the sled) + sled




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