bobsledding

[ bob-sled-ing ]

noun

1. the sport of coasting or competing in races on a bobsled.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bobsledding¹

First recorded in 1830–40; bobsled + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The four-man team that competed in 1992 managed to finish but placed just 25th, and no Jamaican competing in bobsledding has finished in the top 10 of a medal event.

From FiveThirtyEight

Another former bobsledding teammate of Mesler’s, Pavle Jovanovic, took his life soon after.

From Outside Online

You can thank Brit Gillian Cooke for making bobsledding cool for the first time since Cool Runnings came out in 1993.

From The Daily Beast

"I used to do a lot of bobsledding myself," said the professor, who was well liked by nearly all the cadets.

From Project Gutenberg