bobsleigh
noun
- Olympic winter sport
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈbɑbˌsleɪ/
noun
Etymology: From 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.
- A sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners.
- A winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.
- The sled used in the sport of bobsleigh.
verb
Etymology: From 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.
- To ride a bobsleigh.