bobsled.
Synonym of bobsleigh: a sled used to go down a bob track.
Meaning & usage
Synonym of bobsleigh: a sled used to go down a bob track.
Synonym of bobsleigh: the sport of travelling down a bob track as fast as possible.
A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; the compound sled so formed.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English bob Proto-Germanic *slīdaną Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-Germanic *slidô Old Dutch *slido Middle Dutch sleddebor. ▲ Proto-Germanic *slidô Old Saxon slido Middle Low German sledebor. Middle English sledde English sled English bobsled From bob + sled.
To ride or race in a bobsled.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English bob Proto-Germanic *slīdaną Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-Germanic *slidô Old Dutch *slido Middle Dutch sleddebor. ▲ Proto-Germanic *slidô Old Saxon slido Middle Low German sledebor. Middle English sledde English sled English bobsled From bob + sled.
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