bobsleigh

[ bob-sley ]

noun, verb (used without object)Chiefly British.

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bobsleigh

/ (ˈbɒbˌsleɪ) /


noun
  1. a racing sledge for two or more people, with a steering mechanism enabling the driver to direct it down a steeply banked ice-covered run

  2. (esp formerly)

    • a sleigh made of two short sledges joined one behind the other

    • one of these two short sledges

verb
  1. (intr) to ride on a bobsleigh

Origin of bobsleigh

1
C19: bob ² + sleigh
  • Also called (esp US and Canadian): bobsled (ˈbɒbˌslɛd)

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