BOBSLED


Meaning of BOBSLED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbäb-ˌsled ]

noun

Etymology: perhaps from bob (IV)

Date: 1837

1. : a short sled usually used as one of a pair joined by a coupling

2. : a large usually metal sled used in racing and equipped with two pairs of runners in tandem, a long seat for two or more people, a steering wheel, and a hand brake

• bobsled intransitive verb

• bob·sled·der noun

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