Toboggan

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  • noun. A long, narrow, runnerless sled constructed of thin boards curled upward at the front end.
  • intransitive verb. To coast, ride, or travel on a toboggan.
  • intransitive verb. To decline or fall rapidly.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To slide down-hill on a toboggan.
  • noun. A long narrow sled made of a single thickness (about ΒΌ inch) of wood (commonly birch) curved backward at one end, the curved end being kept in place by leather thongs; originally employed by the Indians of Lower Canada to carry loads over the snow, but now used chiefly in the sport of coasting.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To slide down hill over the snow or ice on a toboggan.
  • noun. A kind of sledge made of pliable board, turned up at one or both ends, used for coasting down hills or prepared inclined planes; also, a sleigh or sledge, to be drawn by dogs, or by hand, over soft and deep snow.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.
  • noun. A similar sled of wood, pulled by dogs, possibly with steel runners, made to transport cargo.
  • noun. a winter hat or ski mask
  • noun. Something which, once it starts going (figuratively) downhill, is unstoppable until it reaches the bottom.
  • verb. to slide down a hill on a toboggan or other object
  • verb. to (figuratively) go downhill unstoppably until one reaches the bottom.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
  • verb. move along on a luge or toboggan
  • Word Usage
    "Indeed the toboggan was a real hill of ice now, though the frozen covering was thin."
    cross-reference
    sleigh  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sled  sledge  sleigh  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cariole  carriole  sled  sledge  
    variant
    tarbogan  tobogan  
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