BOBSLEDDING

Meaning of BOBSLEDDING in English

Pronunciation: - ˌ sle-di ŋ

Function: noun

Date: 1883

: the act, skill, or sport of riding or racing on a bobsled

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

BOBSLEDDING — noun Date: 1883 the act, skill, or sport of riding or racing on a bobsled
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BOBSLEDDING — Sport of sliding down a winding ice-covered run on a large metal sled (bobsled). The sled is equipped with two …
Английский словарь Британика
BOBSLEDDING — noun : the act, skill, or sport of riding or racing on a bobsled
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOBSLEDDING — /bob"sled'ing/ , n. the sport of coasting or competing in races on a bobsled. [ 1830-40; BOBSLED + -ING 1 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOBSLEDDING — noun Date: 1883 : the act, skill, or sport of riding or racing on a bobsled
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOBSLEDDING — [bob.sled.ding] n (1883): the act, skill, or sport of riding or racing on a bobsled
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOBSLEDDING — Course used in both bobsledding and lugeing. also called bobsleighing the sport of sliding down an ice-covered natural or artificial …
Britannica English vocabulary
BOBSLEDDING — n. Sport of sliding down a winding ice-covered run on a large metal sled (bobsled). The sled is equipped with …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
YOU'RE BOBSLEDDING ON THIN ICE — Used instead of the term, You're skating on thin ice. It gives a more threatening threat - you're more likely …
Slang English vocab
RUN — I. verb (ran; also chiefly dialect ~; ~; ~ning) Etymology: Middle English ronnen, alteration of rinnen, verbi. (from Old English …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OLYMPIC GAMES — Sports festival. In ancient Greece it was a Panhellenic festival held every fourth year and made up of contests of …
Английский словарь Британика
LUGEING — Sled racing using a small sled that is ridden in a supine position. The sled, called a luge, is steered …
Английский словарь Британика
RUN — I. ˈrən verb ( ran ˈran, ˈraa(ə)n ; or nonstandard run ; run ; running ; runs ) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOBBING — I. bobbing present part of bob II. bob·bing ˈbäbiŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: bob (IX) : bobsledding
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WINTER GAMES — Olympic Games held every fourth winter and including skiing, ice-skating, bobsledding, and other primarily winter sports. Cf. Summer Games .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOBSLED — — bobsledder , n. /bob"sled'/ , n. , v. , bobsledded, bobsledding . n. 1. a sled having two pairs …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOBRUN — /bob"run'/ , n. an ice-covered course for bobsledding consisting of a chute with high walls, banked turns, and straightaways. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RUN — I. ˈrən verb ( ran ˈran ; also chiefly dialect run ; run ; run·ning ) Etymology: Middle English ronnen, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOBSLEIGH — ( N. Amer. bobsled ) ■ noun a mechanically steered and braked sledge used for racing down an ice-covered run. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RUN — [run] vb ran also chiefly dial run ; run ; run.ning [ME ronnen, alter. of rinnen, v.i. (fr. OE iernan, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOBOGGANING — the sport of sliding down snow-covered slopes and artificial-ice-covered chutes on a runnerless sled called a toboggan. In Europe, small …
Britannica English vocabulary
SLEDDING — winter recreation and sport involving the riding of sleds over ice or snow. For various forms of sled racing, see …
Britannica English vocabulary
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AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES — (AAU) alliance of national and district associations, amateur athletic groups, and educational institutions formed in the United States in 1888 …
Britannica English vocabulary
LUGEING — Sled racing using a small sled that is ridden in a supine position. The sled, called a luge, is steered …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OLYMPIC GAMES — Sports festival. In ancient Greece it was a Panhellenic festival held every fourth year and made up of contests of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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