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bobsleigh
[ bob-sley ]
bobsleigh
/ ˈbɒbˌsleɪ /
noun
- 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
- esp formerly
- a sleigh made of two short sledges joined one behind the other
- one of these two short sledges
verb
- intr to ride on a bobsleigh
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bobsleigh1
C19: bob ² + sleigh
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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
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