bobsleigh

[ bob-sley ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. bobsled.

bobsleigh

/ ˈbɒbˌsleɪ /

noun

1. a racing sledge for two or more people, with a steering mechanism enabling the driver to direct it down a steeply banked ice-covered run
2. esp formerly
   1. a sleigh made of two short sledges joined one behind the other
   2. one of these two short sledges

verb

1. intr to ride on a bobsleigh

Word History and Origins

Origin of bobsleigh¹

C19: bob ² + sleigh

Example Sentences

The bobsleigh track is at Hunderfossen, nine miles outside of town.

From The Daily Beast

They brought it out from Buckhorn, in the bobsleigh, all wrapped up in old buffalo-robes and blankets and tarpaulins.

From Project Gutenberg

He recommended a pair of skis, or a bobsleigh; he could put a fine fall of snow into the negative.

From Project Gutenberg