monobob

American  

[mon-oh-bob, mon-uh-] / ˈmɒn oʊˌbɒb, ˈmɒn ə- /

noun

1. a long and aerodynamic one-person bobsled, with large steel runners on both sides of the metal housing.

2. an individual race event with a single competitor in a bobsled on an ice track.

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verb (used without object)

1. to ride or race on a monobob.

Etymology

Origin of monobob

First recorded in 2020; mono- ( def. ) + bob(sled) ( def. )

Example Sentences

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monobob

After four long days when Americans other than speedskater Jordan Stolz combined for zero gold medals, the turnaround began on the monobob track with Elana Meyers Taylor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

The 41-year-old triumphed in the women's monobob to become the oldest individual Olympic champion at a Winter Games, overtaking Austrian snowboarder Benjamin Karl, 40.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

That ended Monday as Meyers Taylor took the top prize, claiming gold in the women’s monobob at the Cortina Sliding Centre.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026

She took the monobob title ahead of Germany's Laura Nolte and her fellow American Kaillie Armbruster Humphries.

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026

Out of six events at the world championships – men’s skeleton, women’s skeleton, two-man, four-man, women’s bobsled and women’s monobob – Germany claimed five gold medals and eight of a possible 18 medals overall.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2023