BOBSLED | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Bobsled

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late 18th century (originally denoting a sled made of two short sleds coupled together and used for hauling logs): probably from bob (with allusion to the bobbing motion of the sled) + sled

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈbɒbslɛd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a mechanically steered and braked sled, typically manned by crews of two or four, used for racing down a steep ice-covered run with banked curves; a bobsleigh.

Short Definition:

bobsleigh

Word: Bobsled

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈbɒbslɛd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

race down a steep ice-covered run in a bobsled

Short Definition:

race in bobsled

Examples:
  • the team's members had never bobsledded before

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