bobsleigh
A winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked…A winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.
» Tom is on the bobsleigh team.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)A winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.
Bobsport, Bob, Rennbob
бобсле́йbobsléj, бобсле́йbobsléj
(countable)The sled used in the sport of bobsleigh.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners.
- a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
- formerly two short sleds coupled together
Examples
1 sentencesTom is on the bobsleigh team.
Translations
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Origin
From bobs, the short runners on which the bobsleigh is based (as opposed to a usual sleighFrom 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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Forms
plural: bobsleighs| Singular | bobsleigh |
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Synonyms
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1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable