BOBSLED


Meaning of BOBSLED in English

— bobsledder , n.

/bob"sled'/ , n. , v. , bobsledded, bobsledding .

n.

1. a sled having two pairs of runners, a brake, and a steering wheel or other mechanism that enables the front rider to direct the sled down a steeply banked run or chute.

2. a sled formed of two short sleds coupled one behind the other.

3. either of the sleds thus coupled.

v.i.

4. to ride on a bobsled.

[ 1830-40, Amer.; BOB 2 + SLED ]

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