monobob

[ mon-oh-bob, mon-uh- ]

noun

1. a long and aerodynamic one-person bobsled, with large steel runners on both sides of the metal housing.
2. an individual race event with a single competitor in a bobsled on an ice track.

verb (used without object)

1. to ride or race on a monobob.

Word History and Origins

Origin of monobob¹

First recorded in 2020; mono- ( def ) + bob(sled) ( def )

Example Sentences

She and Humphries were certainly among the gold-medal favorites in Beijing, until Humphries - who won the monobob gold in Beijing a few days earlier - basically blew out her right calf and couldn’t generate the speed she needed at the top of the track.

From Washington Times

She and Humphries were certainly among the gold-medal favorites in Beijing, until Humphries — who won the monobob gold in Beijing a few days earlier — basically blew out her right calf and couldn’t generate the speed she needed at the top of the track.

From Seattle Times

Out of six events at the world championships – men’s skeleton, women’s skeleton, two-man, four-man, women’s bobsled and women’s monobob – Germany claimed five gold medals and eight of a possible 18 medals overall.

From Seattle Times

She won silver in monobob and teamed with Kaysha Love for bronze in the two-woman event.

From Seattle Times

Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. was second in monobob, the lone U.S. medal so far at the championships that continue in St. Moritz next weekend.

From Seattle Times