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Word: Bobsleigh
Speech Type: Noun
mid 19th century (originally US, denoting a sleigh made of two short sleighs coupled together and used for hauling logs): probpbly from bob (with allusion to the bobbing motion of the sled) + sleigh
ˈbɒbsleɪ
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.
Short Definition:sledge used for racing down ice-covered run
Word: Bobsleigh
Speech Type: Verb
ˈbɒbsleɪ
race down a steep ice-covered run in a bobsleigh
Short Definition:race in bobsleigh
Examples:- he bobsleighed for Monaco in five winter Olympics
- I started bobsleighing three years ago
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