Bobsled

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  • noun. A long metal racing sled with a steering mechanism that controls the front runners and a hand brake, usually raced down a curving ice-covered course by crews of two or four riders.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A long sled made of two shorter sleds joined in tandem.
  • noun. Either of these two smaller sleds.
  • intransitive verb. To ride or race in a bobsled.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A sled consisting of a body resting on two short sleds called bobs, placed one behind the other.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; also, the compound sled so formed.
  • noun. a long racing sled (for 2 or more people), having two pairs of runners, with the front pair connected to a steering mechanism. They are usually raced one at a time down a steeply sloping path or specially constructed chute, with sharp banked curves, and attain high speeds.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A sled used to go down a bob track.
  • noun. The sport of travelling down a bob track as fast as possible.
  • noun. A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; the compound sled so formed.
  • verb. To ride a bobsled.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. ride a bobsled
  • noun. a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
  • noun. formerly two short sleds coupled together
  • Word Usage
    "Former NASCAR driver and Daytona 500 champion Geoff Bodine's involvement in bobsled is well known."
    Equivalent
    bobsleigh  
    Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sled  sledge  sleigh  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bobsleigh  
    verb-form