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

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

There’s the remarkable Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Humphries Armbruster, mothers in their 40s, in the medal mix once again in monobob sledding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026

Kaillie Humphries won the inaugural monobob title at the 2022 Games, claiming her third Olympic gold – and first since switching allegiance from Canada to the USA.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 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