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bobsled
v.
ride on a bobsled
n.
type of sled used in snow
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or
bobsled is a
winter sport in which teams of two or four teammates make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered
sled. The timed runs are combined to calculate the final score.
bobsled
Noun
1. formerly two short sleds coupled together
(synonym) bobsleigh
(hypernym) sled, sledge, sleigh
(derivation) bob
2. a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
(synonym) bobsleigh, bob
(hypernym) sled, sledge, sleigh
(derivation) bob
Verb
1. ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure"
(synonym) bob
(hypernym) sled, sleigh
(derivation) bobsleigh
(classification) sport, athletics
Bobsled
(n.)
Alt. of Bobsleigh
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Bobsled
A unique type of coaster without track - the ride instead consists of a U-shaped gully in which the train is free to travel of it's own accord. Such coasters require very careful design to ensure the train doesn't fly out of it's gully when turning.
